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 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 Thomas Sowell | Nov 2, 2000 | POLITICS
Media pundits seem baffled that Vice President Al Gore is not doing better in the polls, since a prosperous economy is supposed to create voter support for the administration. But the voters may be wiser than the Beltway insiders, by not automatically crediting the... 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 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... by Michelle Malkin | Nov 1, 2000 | POLITICS
The GOP Revolution of 1994 now seems as quaint and distant a historical event as the American Revolution of 1776. Congressional Republicans pledged “to bring to the House a new majority that will transform the way Congress works.” The Contract With America... by Paul Craig Roberts | Nov 1, 2000 | POLITICS
Democratic presidential candidate Al Gore promises to fight for the working class. Does this mean that Gore intends to support the privatization of Social Security? Is he going to permit wage earners to acquire family nest eggs in place of retirement benefits paid by... by Thomas Sowell | Oct 31, 2000 | Education, POLITICS
All politicians come out 200 percent in favor of education, especially when an election is coming up. What that usually means is that they are prepared to dump more billions of taxpayer dollars down the bottomless pit of our failing public schools, whether or not that...
