by Thomas Sowell | Apr 7, 2008 | POLITICS
Random thoughts on the passing scene: Most of the problems of this country are not nearly as bad as the “solutions” — especially the solutions that politicians come up with during election years. Some people actually think that televising Congress... by James M. Taylor | Apr 4, 2008 | POLITICS
The nasty tone and gutter tactics of global warming alarmists and their media allies reached a new low on Easter Sunday when ABC aired on its nightly news and published on its Web site a character assassination of prestigious scientist S. Fred Singer. Singer, one of... by Walter Williams | Apr 2, 2008 | POLITICS
The psychology of victimhood and the politics of envy are powerful political tools and we see them being exploited this political season. Politicians telling Americans how bad off we are reminds me of one of Aesop’s Fables where a dog was carrying a piece of... by Thomas A. Bowden | Apr 1, 2008 | Education
Education, like nutrition, should be recognized as the exclusive domain of a child’s parents, within legal limits objectively defining child abuse and neglect.
by Thomas Sowell | Mar 31, 2008 | POLITICS
There was a real irony in the recent intervention by the Federal Reserve System to provide the money that enabled the firm of JPMorgan Chase to buy Bear Stearns before it went bankrupt. The point was to try to prevent a domino effect of panic in the financial markets... by Craig Biddle | Mar 31, 2008 | POLITICS
The latest attack on BB&T’s educational donations–and on academic freedom–comes by way of this Charlotte Observer editorial, which opens with the obvious truth that “A public university’s faculty and administration–not... by Nicholas Provenzo | Mar 29, 2008 | Free Speech, POLITICS
Charles Krauthammer makes a trenchant argument in defense of a perennial whipping boy: Everyone knows the First Amendment protects freedom of religion, speech, press and assembly. How many remember that, in addition, the First Amendment protects a fifth freedom... by Elan Journo | Mar 28, 2008 | POLITICS, Terrorism
On his recent visit to the Middle East, Vice President Cheney voiced the Bush administration’s belief that a Palestinian state is “long overdue” and vowed to help make that goal a reality. Many conservatives and liberals agree with the administration... by Craig Biddle | Mar 27, 2008 | POLITICS
“Gifts with Strings a Knotty Issue,” is the latest in a recent stream of articles about academics going berserk because BB&T, under the direction of CEO John Allison, has made contributions to universities with the stipulation that Ayn Rand’s...