by Andrew Lewis | Feb 9, 2001 | POLITICS
A Libyan intelligence agent is convicted of murder in the bombing of Pan-Am Flight 103 that killed 270 people. On the same day, the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee (FOMC) reduced interest rates by 1/2 %–for the second time in a month–in order to... by Michael Giorgino | Feb 9, 2001 | POLITICS
“The plane was above the peaks of the skyscrapers when suddenly, with the abruptness of a shudder, as if the ground had parted to engulf it, the city disappeared from the face of the earth. It took them a moment to realize that the panic had reached the power... by Michelle Malkin | Feb 8, 2001 | POLITICS
If you are looking for male role models, men with spines of steel, men of courage, and men of honor, don’t open a newspaper or turn on the TV. All you’ll find are louts: — Our former president figuratively trashes the White House for eight years... by Walter Williams | Feb 8, 2001 | POLITICS
Johnny Cochran and a group of successful trial lawyers plan to bring class-action suits against the federal government and some private companies they say profited from slavery. Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., has already introduced HR 40, titled “Commission to... by Thomas Sowell | Feb 7, 2001 | POLITICS
The 90th birthday of Ronald Reagan may be an appropriate time to reassess the role of his presidency in the history of the 20th century. Some presidents simply happen to be in office when historic events occur, but other presidents make history themselves — like... by Onkar Ghate | Feb 7, 2001 | Philosophy, POLITICS
The death of a distinguished scientist or a leading novelist usually attracts public attention. But the recent death of perhaps the most celebrated figure in academic philosophy–Harvard’s Willard Van Orman Quine–attracted virtually none. This lack of... by Paul Craig Roberts | Feb 7, 2001 | POLITICS
In John Ashcroft’s confirmation hearings for attorney general, the United States missed a rare opportunity to remedy the disastrous decline in the truth-seeking and justice-dispensing functions of the criminal justice system. When the administration of justice... by Thomas Sowell | Feb 6, 2001 | POLITICS
Random thoughts on the passing scene: Merit is its own reward, but it’s also nice to get a pay raise. The first big Washington scandal of the 20th century was the Teapot Dome scandal of 1921, which led three members of the Harding administration to commit... by Ariel Cohen | Feb 6, 2001 | POLITICS
Russia is in the news: a crackdown on the media and the oligarchs; the Kursk submarine disaster; restructuring of the Federation, including the creation of seven federal superdistricts headed mostly by generals; and a change in the way members of the upper house of...
