by David Holcberg | Jul 26, 2000 | Genetics
Celera’s achievement rendered the government-funded Human Genome Project obsolete. It demonstrated that the public endeavor was a waste of time, money and resources. Yet, Clinton managed not only to save face, but also to share in Celera’s glory and advance the idea that greater government involvement in science is a good thing.
by Andrew West | Jul 25, 2000 | Europe, POLITICS
In recent years, the leftist parties of England and Germany returned to power by promising voters that they had turned their back on command and control, tax and spend, economic policies. Instead they promised to “transcend” the old right and left by... by Joseph Kellard | Jul 24, 2000 | POLITICS, Women's Rights
Some months ago MSNBC.com reported that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimate raising the state tax on a six-pack of beer by 20 cents could reduce the nation’s gonorrhea rate by almost 9 percent.1How are beer and a sexually transmitted... by News Wire | Jul 22, 2000 | Guns, POLITICS
1. Ted Kennedy, Rosie O’Donnell, Charles Schumer, and Barbara Boxer strongly denounce private gun ownership. However, their bodyguards carry:A. Toy guns with trigger locks B. A tape recorded message that says “Boo!” C. CandyD. Slingshots E. Very... by Glenn Woiceshyn | Jul 20, 2000 | POLITICS
So philosopher Mark Kingwell [Re: Burgled in the World’s Best Country, National Post, July 12, 2000] believes that the cause of social ills like “crime and riots and beggars on the street” is the envy created by people experiencing poverty? Leaving... by David Holcberg | Jul 18, 2000 | Environment
Environmentalism regards man as a spreading cancer that must be eliminated at any cost. And its leaders mean it. Environmentalism is at root a movement against man. As novelist and philosopher Ayn Rand observed, “… [their] ultimate motive [is]…hatred for achievement, for reason, for man, for life.”
by Richard M Salsman | Jul 16, 2000 | Antitrust & Monopolies
The antitrust laws and their enforcement are every bit as arbitrary as the “perfect competition” doctrine. Consider only those provisions relating to price setting. If a business sets a price above the prices of its rivals, it can be charged with... by Richard M Salsman | Jul 14, 2000 | Antitrust & Monopolies
Antitrust law relies heavily on flawed economic theory–particularly its theory of competition. It’s a view held explicitly or implicitly by most economists, politicians, and journalists. It’s been taught for decades in the universities.... by Richard M Salsman | Jul 12, 2000 | Antitrust & Monopolies
From the time great business leaders were first maligned as “Robber Barons,” socialists have tried to obscure the difference between economic power and political power. They’ve insisted, against all evidence, that productive giants such as Andrew...
