by Matt Spalding | Mar 7, 2001 | POLITICS
It had been a close election, so close it wasn’t settled until 10 weeks after Election Day. And it was so bitter the opponents didn’t speak for 11 years afterward. But when it was over, and Thomas Jefferson prevailed (on the 36th ballot in the House of... by Alan Luber | Mar 7, 2001 | POLITICS
From an article on CNNfn last Friday: Alan Greenspan Chairman Alan Greenspan on Friday defended the central bank’s monetary policy, rejecting suggestions that the Fed helped trigger the economic slowdown because it waited too long to reduce interest... by William Beach | Mar 7, 2001 | POLITICS
It’s odd to hear people campaigning for a tax that’s aimed at them. But it’s happening. Some rich people are arguing that the government should keep the death (or estate) tax that was created decades ago to break up the holdings of the so-called... by James Glassman | Mar 7, 2001 | POLITICS
Oral arguments in the federal government’s antitrust case against Microsoft began last Monday. Anyone reading the two new books about the battle would have to conclude that the case never would have been brought without the political intervention of some... by Thomas Sowell | Mar 6, 2001 | POLITICS
Any smell more subtle than ammonia or a sewage treatment plant is usually hard for me to detect. However, I happen to be able to smell gas escaping better than most people. On more than one occasion I have walked by someone’s home, smelled gas and left a note on... by James Phillips | Mar 6, 2001 | POLITICS
The outcome of the Lockerbie bombing trial underscores the need for a firm U.S. policy toward Libyan dictator Muammar Qadhafi. The January 31 verdict, which found one of the two indicted Libyan intelligence officials guilty of the 1988 bombing of Pan Am flight 103... by Robert W Tracinski | Mar 5, 2001 | POLITICS
Five years ago, then-President Clinton stated before Congress the essence of his contradictory agenda: “The era of big government is over,” he intoned, to great applause. Then he continued, “But we cannot go back to the era when people were left to... by David Holcberg | Mar 5, 2001 | POLITICS
The shelves of our supermarkets are full of Genetically Engineered foods. From popcorn and tomatoes to beans and berries, they are all around us. Multinational corporations are investing billions of dollars on research and development of GE foods, and farmers are... by Fred Singer | Mar 4, 2001 | Environment
The election defeats of former Vice President Al Gore and of Israel’s Prime Minister Ehud Barak would seem to spell the end of the Kyoto Protocol on global warming and of the Oslo agreement on Middle East peace. Gore will forever be identified with the Kyoto...
