by Thomas Sowell | Dec 4, 2007 | POLITICS
Random thoughts on the passing scene: Since electricity is generated mostly by burning coal, has anyone calculated how much pollution is created by electric cars, even though none of that pollution comes out of their tailpipes? You may scoff at the Tooth Fairy if you... by Alan Caruba | Dec 4, 2007 | Environment
An energy-rationing bill has been introduced to address “global warming.” The “Climate Security Act” would impose caps on how much carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions can be allowed and would institute an elaborate program to “trade”... by Don Watkins | Dec 1, 2007 | Free Speech
Americans face a choice: free speech or censorship. There is no middle ground.
by Dr Michael Hurd | Dec 1, 2007 | POLITICS
An increasingly popular argument in favor of socialized medicine goes like this: “If universal health care works for the elderly under Medicare, then why not for the rest of us?” If that’s true, then the Democratic nominee for President should... by George Reisman | Nov 30, 2007 | Abortion, Women's Rights
In the United States, just as in the Middle East, there are large numbers of people who believe that the cloak of religion and their claim to be inspired by the will of God entitles them to practice lunacy, in total disregard of the suffering and harm they cause to others.
by Elan Journo | Nov 30, 2007 | POLITICS
Few reports about the Islamist threat are more alarming than the situation right now in Pakistan–a nuclear-armed country that Washington hails as a “major non-NATO ally.” Having supported Musharraf’s regime, Washington is now... by Thomas Sowell | Nov 29, 2007 | POLITICS
Stanford, Yale, and Princeton are all in the process of considering whether to increase the number of students they admit. Meanwhile, Professor Richard Vedder of Ohio University and director of the Center for College Affordability and Productivity in Washington, says... by Walter Williams | Nov 28, 2007 | POLITICS
Some people complain about bitter partisan politics. I welcome it. The greater the number of decisions made in the political arena the greater the conflict. Let’s look at it by way of a few examples: I like the Lexus LS 460. I also like Dell computers. Many... by Thomas Sowell | Nov 27, 2007 | POLITICS
People who are in the top one percent in income receive far more than one percent of the attention in the media. Even aside from miscellaneous celebrity bimbos, the top one percent attract all sorts of hand-wringing and finger-pointing. A recent column by Anna...
