by Andrew West | Jul 27, 1999 | POLITICS
Government leaders have, for centuries, bemoaned the imagined ills of trade deficits. Kings of ancient yore endeavored to achieve surpluses to fund their wars. Dictators of all stripes have carefully sheltered their economies from foreign goods. Because of this... by Larry Elder | Jul 23, 1999 | POLITICS
Crystallization. Nineteenth century French writer Stendhal used the word “crystallization” to describe how we ignore flaws, imperfections, ambiguities, and inconsistencies in people we love. If you take a tree twig, said Stendhal, shove it in a mound of... by Mark Kormes | Jul 19, 1999 | POLITICS
Over last summer, President Clinton traveled to China, ostensibly to make headway in Sino-American relations. He had billed his trip as a chance to discuss “human rights” issues with the Chinese government because China’s record on human rights was... by Larry Elder | Jul 19, 1999 | CULTURE, Women's Rights
Women’s soccer enthusiasts screamed foul when, during the 1996 Olympics, NBC gave only scant attention to the victorious women’s soccer team.
by Andrew Bernstein | Jul 15, 1999 | POLITICS
What once distinguished Republicans was their commitment to limited government.
by Andrew West | Jul 13, 1999 | Asia, MARKETS
What the market at large did not foresee [which] perhaps could be called a ‘widespread error in thinking’, was that Japanese politicians would [take] political issue [with] the quickly increasing prosperity.
by Larry Elder | Jul 9, 1999 | POLITICS
Another bigot. More screaming headlines about a racially bigoted serial killer. Subtext? That America remains an intractable, racist hellhole. What nonsense. White supremacist Benjamin Nathaniel Smith shot himself during a high- speed chase. Authorities suspect him of... by Prodos Marinakis | Jul 7, 1999 | Environment
This interview has been edited by CM and has not been reviewed by Peter Schwartz.Prodos for Capitalism Magazine: Today I want to look at Environmentalism – it’s heart and soul. What is it really about? Let’s look at the ideas, the motivations, the... by Richard M Salsman | Jul 7, 1999 | Antitrust & Monopolies, POLITICS
On March 3, 1999 Bill Gates will testified before the United States Senate Judiciary Committee to defend Microsoft against-anti trust charges. Prior to Gates’s testimony, activist Ralph Nader will be mobilizing his “public citizens” to condemn...
