Look Who Supports Americorps

President Clinton triumphs again. His relentless propaganda machine, in the last throes of its legacy-building frenzy, sent out a White House press release this week heralding the success of AmeriCorps. Created in 1993, this big-government boondoggle pays young people...

The Clinton “Legacy”

It is perhaps fitting that Bill Clinton has been spending the last days of his presidency out on the road, in the manner of old washed-up entertainers who make endless “farewell” appearances, trying to cling to the fading limelight as long as possible. He...

Technology vs. Humanity

read a bumpersticker today which said: “It has become appallingly clear that our technology has surpassed our humanity.” This expression misses a crucial point. Our technology is in fact a consequence of our humanity. Technology comes about only because of...

The Virtues of “Sweatshops”

This Christmas season witnessed no shortage of protesters who were outraged at the thought of all the nice gifts exchanged over the holiday season having been manufactured in so-called “sweatshops”. In an act of monumental hubris, middle-class Harvard...

George Bush Misses the Point on Cutting Taxes

George Bush looks like he’ll try to stick to his promise about cutting income tax rates, but his team’s recent justifications, while politically expedient, are obscuring the real case for tax cuts. Given that the U.S. economy is showing signs of slowing,...