by Walter Williams | Nov 3, 2000 | POLITICS
We Americans are going to pay through our noses to stay warm this winter, and we can thank our elected and unelected officials in Washington. Let’s analyze the economics of it by starting with an example. Pretend you own a supermarket. What would you want the... by Thomas Sowell | Nov 3, 2000 | POLITICS
What amazes some media pundits is that Gov. George W. Bush has seized issues that have long belonged to the Democrats, such as education and Social Security. What should be more amazing is that education was ever the Democrats’ issue in the first place. The... by Andrew Lewis | Nov 3, 2000 | POLITICS, Welfare
Nearly four years ago, Congress established a trial period for Medical Savings Accounts (MSA)–a tax-free savings account from which you pay your medical expenses. On December 31, 2000, unless Congress acts, the MSA program will become extinct. It is now time,... by Dr Michael Hurd | Nov 3, 2000 | POLITICS
In recent years, the Democratic Party has moved to the right. In most respects this has been phony P.R., of course, such as Clinton’s proclamation that “The Era of Big Government Is Over” — with his actions (from the Hillary health plan of 1994... by Michelle Malkin | Nov 3, 2000 | Guns, POLITICS
They came. They roared. They’re being ignored. The top lieutenants of the Million Mom March have been put in their proper place: far back, out of sight, on the margins of national debate and the presidential campaign. Good riddance. Led by Democratic political... by Alex Epstein | Nov 2, 2000 | POLITICS
“You should keep an ‘open mind.'” If you have ever expressed a definite opinion on anything, you’ve probably heard this popular catch-phrase in response. On college campuses, the “open” mind is considered an unlimited virtue.... by Thomas Sowell | Nov 2, 2000 | POLITICS
The justifiable outcry about the irresponsibility of the entertainment industry in feeding young people a steady diet of calloused violence and cheap sex would have more moral standing if it did not also reveal the double standards in the media and in politics. Public... by Thomas Sowell | Nov 2, 2000 | POLITICS
Bill Clinton says that the budget surplus cannot be used to reduce taxes because it would “cost” too much. Just what does that mean? It certainly does not mean that the government would have to give up doing something that it is already doing. The very... by Paul Craig Roberts | Nov 2, 2000 | POLITICS
Will the United States disappear on Nov. 7 — not physically, of course, but morally and ethically as a nation of law? Everything would still look the same, but personal rule would supplant the rule of law. We could become what we never before have been — a...
