by William Beach and Mark Wilson | Jun 4, 2001 | POLITICS
In an effort to jumpstart our flagging economy, the Federal Reserve has just lowered interest rates yet again. Good idea. But now some in Congress think they can go the Fed one better and stimulate the economy by delivering the $100 billion they’ve set aside for... by Paul K. Driessen | Jun 4, 2001 | POLITICS
A cacophony of calumny has greeted suggestions that America begin drilling in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Outer Continental Shelf, and other public lands, in search of oil and natural gas, to ease our spreading energy crisis and help rein in... by Victor Davis Hanson | Jun 3, 2001 | POLITICS
Like that of many Third World countries, California’s electrical grid can now fail with little notice. Rolling blackouts leave households in the dark, university classes canceled, and families without essential appliances. The most elemental responsibility of a... by Alan Luber | Jun 2, 2001 | POLITICS, Technology
I am a subscriber to the Angry Charter Users list server. This list server is intended for users in a different geographical area than my own, but I follow the postings because it helps me understand the extent to which my service problems are local, regional, or... by News Wire | Jun 2, 2001 | POLITICS
In April 2001, a “blue ribbon” commission of highly accomplished and nationally recognized scholars reported its findings after a year-long investigation of the evidence for a sexual relationship between Thomas Jefferson and his house slave, Sally Hemings.... by Scott D. McDonald | Jun 1, 2001 | POLITICS
Last month, in a response to President Bush’s energy plan, Governor Gray Davis declared that the state of California is “in war with energy companies.” By attacking the producers of energy, he has demonstrated a fundamental misunderstanding of the... by Dr Michael Hurd | Jun 1, 2001 | POLITICS
President Bush has ordered all federal agencies, before they issue any kind of regulations, to consider their impact on energy supplies, and to expedite permits so that energy projects don’t get “snarled in bureaucratic tangles as local governments or... by Jay Lehr and Diane Carol Bast | Jun 1, 2001 | Environment
[CAPITALISMMAGAZINE.COM NEWS REPORT] The Bush White House rocked Washington, DC and the world on March 28 when it acknowledged it would take no action on the Kyoto Protocol, the global warming treaty negotiated in 1997 by the Clinton administration. State Department... by James Glassman | Jun 1, 2001 | POLITICS
To many critics of President Bush’s energy plan, the cause of today’s energy problems, particularly rising gasoline prices, is something called “price gouging.” And what is that? “We know that big oil has played a role in the price spikes...
