by Robert W Tracinski | Oct 12, 2000 | POLITICS
What an exciting election season. Just think of the campaign issues everyone’s talking about. Al Gore gave his wife a long smooch at the Democratic convention; will this endear him to suburban women? George W. got in trouble when he called a reporter an... by Michelle Malkin | Oct 11, 2000 | POLITICS
The West Nile virus came to my neck of the woods last week, when four dead crows turned up in southern Maryland and Washington, D.C. Am I scared? Yes, the possible presence of infected mosquitoes in my lakeside neighborhood is worrisome. But even more disturbing is... by David Holcberg | Oct 11, 2000 | POLITICS
Our genes are stretches of DNA that we got from mom and dad. They have been with us since our beginning. Genes built our bodies. They exist in each and every one of our cells. It seems reasonable that our genes shouldn’t be anybody else’s property. Yet,... by Dr Michael Hurd | Oct 10, 2000 | POLITICS
If individual rights (or lack thereof) are the fundamental issue in politics, then one should judge political candidates for President based upon their stated adherence to (or lack of adherence to) the preservation and expansion of individual rights — that is,... by Robert W Tracinski | Oct 9, 2000 | POLITICS
Whose money is it?In a muddled political contest, where there is no basic disagreement on prescription drugs, education, or even foreign policy, the biggest issue might be: Which candidate, if any, thinks you have a right to your own money?Al Gore’s answer is... by Dr Michael Hurd | Oct 8, 2000 | POLITICS
Al Gore claims he is trying to fight for “those who need a champion, those who need to be lifted up so they are never left behind.” Exactly who is Al Gore championing, and in what name? Is he championing the ideas of independence and self-responsibility?... by Andrew West | Oct 7, 2000 | POLITICS
One of the perennial complaints made of investment analysts is “why didn’t you warn me about this before the crash?” While difficult, it is sometimes possible to identify the makings of a country’s downfall beforehand, while the news about it... by Thomas Sowell | Oct 6, 2000 | POLITICS
When demands for rent control were made to the city council of the small, middle-class community of Foster City, California, the members of the city council responded in a way that is very unusual. They relied on facts. The facts they relied on were that cities with... by Andrew Lewis | Oct 6, 2000 | Antitrust & Monopolies, POLITICS
In a decision generally hailed as a victory for Microsoft, the Supreme Court rejected the government’s plea to hear a direct appeal of the government’s Antitrust case against Microsoft. In April, Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson ruled that Microsoft had...
