by David Holcberg | Jul 6, 2000 | POLITICS
On Independence Day we commemorate the birth of America as a free nation. But even more than that, we commemorate the birth of Americans as free men. At a single stroke, the Declaration of Independence and its ideals set America free from England, and set Americans...
by Richard M. Ebeling | Jul 4, 2000 | History
For the Founding Fathers, economic liberty was inseparable from the case for political freedom.
by Glenn Woiceshyn | Jul 2, 2000 | POLITICS
This year I will not celebrate Canada Day — as a matter of principle. I fully recognize Canada as being one of the best places to live in the world — but that relative assessment doesn’t justify the injustices perpetrated by our federal and...
by Larry Elder | Jun 30, 2000 | POLITICS
Summer is here, and again we awaken to the smell of magnolias, honeysuckle and hypocrisy. Anti-gunner Rosie O’Donnell certainly deserves whatever personal protection she deems necessary. She fears for her child’s safety and thus hired a bodyguard to...
by Andrew West | Jun 30, 2000 | POLITICS, Technology
For years, lawyers representing Silicon Valley were rightly emphasizing the importance of intellectual property rights.Such rights were the major issue in the final Uraguay round of GATT meetings. At that time, trade negotiators warned that American companies and...
by Charles Josh | Jun 29, 2000 | Antitrust & Monopolies
In a recent speech to businessmen at a technology industry conference, Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT), a long-time proponent of breaking up Microsoft, stated that he supported “strict enforcement of antitrust laws” because they are “essential to the...
by David Holcberg | Jun 27, 2000 | POLITICS
On June 21st, the World Health Organization published The World Health Report 2000. The most remarkable fact about the report does not concern its results, but rather the underlying premises that guide the organization and that led to such results. The results of the...
by Emmanuel Forgolou | Jun 25, 2000 | POLITICS
“Without calculation, economic activity is impossible. Since under Socialism economic calculation is impossible, under Socialism there can be no economic activity in our sense of the word … All economic change, therefore, would involve operations the value...
by Robert A. Waters | Jun 23, 2000 | Crime, POLITICS
On August 22, 1999, Tony Martin of Emneth, Norfolk, England, killed one burglar and wounded a second. In April, 2000, he was convicted and is now serving a life term. How did it become a crime to defend one’s own life in the once-great British Empire?How did it...