by Thomas Sowell | Apr 6, 2001 | Elections, POLITICS
It is not often that conservative talk-show host extraordinaire Rush Limbaugh and Harlem’s left-wing Congressman Charles Rangel are in agreement on anything. But they both say that the McCain-Feingold campaign finance reform bill, which has just passed the... by Megan M. Farnsworth | Apr 6, 2001 | POLITICS
Once a week, 9- and 10-year-old boys at Cleveland Elementary School in Washington, D.C., learn how to be gentlemen. They’re taught to take off their hats when they enter a building. They’re told to open doors for visitors. They learn how to respect each... by Dr Michael Hurd | Apr 5, 2001 | POLITICS, Taxation
A Fox News liberal-conservative debate the other night was very revealing. The discussion was about tax cuts. The liberal (Mort Kondracke) said that tax cuts “are all about numbers.” The conservative (Fred Barnes) was quick to retort, “It’s not... by Dr Michael Hurd | Apr 5, 2001 | Psychology & Living
People ask me all the time how they can develop proper tools of self-confidence. Allow me to save you a few steps. THERE IS NO BETTER TOOL OF SELF CONFIDENCE THAN COMING UP WITH A REALISTIC PLAN OF ACTION AND THEN FOLLOWING THROUGH ON IT, OVER A PERIOD OF MONTHS AND... by Walter Williams | Apr 5, 2001 | POLITICS
David Bell, Harvard law professor, counseled, “Black people will never gain full equality in this country.” The late columnist Carl Rowan said, “Racism remains a terrible curse on this society, and … nothing in sight suggests that that curse... by Thomas Sowell | Apr 4, 2001 | POLITICS
A recent catalogue from the giant second-hand camera dealer KEH listed a Canon camera made for the Japanese navy during World War II. This model is described as one of only 15 such cameras made and as being still in excellent condition. Its price is $40,000. Most of... by Michelle Malkin | Apr 4, 2001 | POLITICS
What is it with some Republican leaders and baseball? When it comes to America’s national pastime, the party of lower taxes and less government leaves its principles in the dust. The lead GOP pitcher for sports pork is President Bush, who launched a federally... by Stephen Saker | Apr 4, 2001 | POLITICS
Statisticians who watch the stock market are accustomed to using the phrase “mean reversion” to describe how returns from investing in equities tend to come back to their long-term averages after they diverge for awhile. The extraordinary period that ended... by Andrew West | Apr 3, 2001 | POLITICS
One of Hong Kong’s largest, and most enduring business institutions has been laid low by a reckless brat from one of Hong Kong’s most powerful families. About a year ago, Richard Li acquired Hong Kong Telecom, and proceeded to destroy over US$20 billion of...
