by John David Lewis | Mar 20, 2008 | Crime, Education, Free Speech
What deeper attack on civilization, freedom, the mind, and human life could be possible than to propose the establishment of thought crimes in an American university?
by Thomas Sowell | Mar 20, 2008 | POLITICS
Did Senator Barack Obama’s speech in Philadelphia convince people that he is still a viable candidate to be President of the United States, despite the adverse reactions to statements by his pastor, Jeremiah Wright? The polls and the primaries will answer that... by Walter Williams | Mar 19, 2008 | POLITICS
All of us should give some serious thought to some of the ideas contained in an article circulating the blogsphere titled “Why a Peaceful Majority is Irrelevant.” So often our political leaders, “experts” and talking heads tell us that Islam is... by Ralph R. Reiland | Mar 19, 2008 | POLITICS
There’s not a lot of money in Zanesville, Ohio. I spent four years there during college in the 1960s, down the road a few miles at Muskingum College. Zanesville was poor then; now it’s worse. The biggest employer in the region, Longaberger, a basket maker,... by Alex Epstein | Mar 18, 2008 | POLITICS
Every few days we hear that another leading financial institution has written down billions more on subprime investments gone bad. Nearly every major financial institution, it turns out, had a hand in loans to low-credit borrowers–borrowers whose ability to pay... by Thomas Sowell | Mar 18, 2008 | POLITICS
There is something both poignant and galling about the candidacy of Barack Obama. Any American, regardless of party or race, has to find it heartening that the country has reached the point where a black candidate for President of the United States sweeps so many... by Thomas A. Bowden | Mar 15, 2008 | Guns
Self-defense was his right, as it is ours. A proper legal system recognizes and protects that right, by permitting private ownership of handguns under appropriate limits.
by Harry Binswanger | Mar 14, 2008 | POLITICS
David Brooks is the columnist who passes for a pro-capitalist on the New York Times. A column by Mr. Brooks on February 15th is so utterly wrong, in so many different directions that I’d like to–but can’t–believe it was written while he was... by Walter Williams | Mar 12, 2008 | POLITICS
One of the many mandates of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 calls for oil companies to increase the amount of ethanol mixed with gasoline. President Bush said, during his 2006 State of the Union address, “America is addicted to oil, which is often imported from...