by Sylvia Bokor | Oct 11, 2009 | POLITICS
Americans are well aware that these are troubling times. Things have been turned upside down. We are told that obeying government edicts constitutes “freedom.” We are told that government health and insurance plans are “competition.” We are...
by Walter Williams | Oct 7, 2009 | POLITICS
Rep. Diane Watson said, in praising Cuba’s health care system, “You can think whatever you want to about Fidel Castro, but he was one of the brightest leaders I have ever met.” W.E.B. Dubois, writing in the National Guardian (1953) said,...
by Thomas Sowell | Oct 6, 2009 | POLITICS
Random thoughts on the passing scene: Upon learning that the Constitution requires a president to be a natural born citizen, a college student said: “What makes a natural born citizen any more qualified than one born by C-section?” Airlines that keep...
by Thomas Sowell | Oct 5, 2009 | Education, POLITICS
Recent videos of American children in school singing songs of praise for Barack Obama were a little much, especially for those of us old enough to remember pictures of children singing the praises of dictators like Hitler, Stalin and Mao. But you don’t need a...
by Scott Holleran | Oct 1, 2009 | CULTURE
A book for Americans.
by Walter Williams | Sep 29, 2009 | Racism
White bigots are no longer respected among whites and I look forward to the day when black bigots are no longer respected among blacks.
by Thomas Sowell | Sep 28, 2009 | POLITICS
Many people, including some conservatives, have been very impressed with how brainy the president and his advisers are. But that is not quite as reassuring as it might seem. It was, after all, Franklin D. Roosevelt’s brilliant “brains trust” advisers...
by Sylvia Bokor | Sep 24, 2009 | POLITICS
From the time I arrived on Albuquerque, New Mexico’s West Side some 14 years ago, I was impressed with New Mexico Utilities, the private enterprise that supplied our water. They did a superior job of keeping our water clean, fresh tasting and odor-free. They...
by Walter Williams | Sep 23, 2009 | POLITICS
Michael Moore’s new film, “Capitalism: A Love Story” will be released next month. I’ve neither seen nor read reviews of the film, except for a short piece in the London Telegraph (9/6/09) titled “Michael Moore film calls capitalism...