by Steve Stanek | May 27, 2009 | POLITICS
Until earlier this month, this was a nation of laws, not of men, a nation where justice was blind, meaning we are all equal under the law. That changed when President Barack Obama’s extortionate threats against the “holdout” Chrysler lenders caused... by Thomas Sowell | May 25, 2009 | POLITICS
Random thoughts on the passing scene: They say that people mellow with age. However, the older I get, the less patience I have with cleverness.... by Alan Bressler | May 21, 2009 | Environment
Throughout his presidential campaign, Barack Obama pledged to address the “crisis” of anthropogenic global warming. Since taking office his cabinet appointments and policy initiatives have not disappointed those who believe such a crisis exists and that... by Walter Williams | May 20, 2009 | POLITICS
President Obama’s articulated criteria for his nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court is: “We need somebody who’s got the heart to recognize — the empathy to recognize what it’s like to be a young teenage mom, the empathy to understand what... by Thomas Sowell | May 19, 2009 | POLITICS
The media have an obvious vested interest in constantly urging that cameras be allowed in more places where governmental decisions are being made, including the Supreme Court of the United States. Like so many things that are said to be good for the public, this is... by Ralph R. Reiland | May 17, 2009 | POLITICS
Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman got it right about a lot of things, but he was overly optimistic when he wrote in 1990 that socialism was dead. “Ten years ago, many people around the world believed that socialism was a viable, even the most... by Walter Williams | May 13, 2009 | Africa, POLITICS
What to call black people has to be confusing to white people. Having been around for 73 years, I have been through a number of names. Among the polite ones are: colored, Negro, Afro-American, black, and now African-American. Among those names, African-American is... by Thomas Sowell | May 12, 2009 | POLITICS, Regulation
After virtually every disaster created by Beltway politicians you can hear the sound of feet scurrying for cover in Washington, see fingers pointing in every direction away from Washington, and watch all sorts of scapegoats hauled up before Congressional committees to... by Thomas Sowell | May 11, 2009 | POLITICS
One of the many signs of the degeneration of our times is how many serious, even life-and-death, issues are approached as talking points in a game of verbal fencing. Nothing illustrates this more than the fatuous, and even childish, controversy about...
