by Larry Elder | Jun 11, 1999 | POLITICS
It’s become a mantra. America is “desensitized.” Violent movies, music and videos make Americans impervious to the pain and grief of others. Please. Can we hit the pause button on this “America the desensitized” stuff? In ordering a... by C. Bradley Thompson | Jun 4, 1999 | Education
The crisis in our schools is at heart a philosophical issue.
by Larry Elder | Jun 4, 1999 | POLITICS
Call him the “Teflon director.” For nothing Spike Lee says, no matter how outrageous, seems to hurt him. Recently, Lee offered his post-Columbine “solution” to violence in America. The Academy Award-nominated director said that the National... by Edwin A Locke | Jun 1, 1999 | CULTURE
George Soros is not just wrong about the issue of certainty and dictatorship; his claim is the opposite of the truth. By renouncing reason and certainty, Soros is not barring the door to dictators but putting out a welcome mat for them.
by Chris Wolski | Jun 1, 1999 | CULTURE
Wolski said that the lawmakers leading the assault against Hollywood are only offering up their own spiritual poverty when they attack all forms of violence on the screen.
by Larry Elder | May 28, 1999 | POLITICS
OK, so it wasn’t the Lincoln/Douglas debates. But it serves as a window into the mindset of the anti-gun “advocates.” On May 19, Tom Selleck appeared on the “Rosie O’Donnell Show” to plug an upcoming movie. What happened looked like... by Robert W Tracinski | May 22, 1999 | POLITICS
Next month Congress will try to resolve a dispute with the White House over federal quotas for “H-1B” visas — a type of work permits for immigrants filling high-tech jobs. Pending legislation would expand the quotas by 10,000 to 20,000 annually for... by Larry Elder | May 20, 1999 | POLITICS
“Almost all criminal defendants are, in fact, guilty.” — Alan Dershowitz, “The Best Defense,” 1982. Assume, for a moment, that Dershowitz got it right — that most of the guys the cops legitimately hook and book, the ones the DA... by Larry Elder | May 17, 1999 | POLITICS
In perhaps the biggest outrage since the Holyfield/Lewis draw, a Michigan jury ordered the producers of the “Jenny Jones” show to pay $25 million in a wrongful death lawsuit. Three days after appearing on the show, a guest shot and killed another guest....
