by George Reisman | Aug 28, 2006 | Economics
The principal obstacle in the way of saving and capital accumulation and thus the rise in real wages is government welfare-state spending.
by Walter Williams | Aug 23, 2006 | POLITICS
Does the United States have the power to eliminate terrorists and the states that support them? In terms of capacity, as opposed to will, the answer is a clear yes. Think about it. Currently, the U.S. has an arsenal of 18 Ohio class submarines. Just one submarine is... by Thomas Sowell | Aug 22, 2006 | POLITICS
It is hard to think of a time when a nation — and a whole civilization — has drifted more futilely toward a bigger catastrophe than that looming over the United States and western civilization today. Nuclear weapons in the hands of Iran and North Korea... by Thomas Sowell | Aug 21, 2006 | POLITICS
Do higher rates of imprisonment reduce crime? Is crime a result of poverty, unemployment, and the like? Are alternatives to incarceration more effective in preventing criminals from repeating their crimes? Some people would hesitate to try to answer any of these... by Thomas Sowell | Aug 20, 2006 | POLITICS
The general mindset of the political left is similar from country to country and even from century to century. The softness toward dangerous criminals found in such 18th century writers as William Godwin and Condorcet has its echo today among those who hold protest... by Walter Williams | Aug 16, 2006 | POLITICS
Grove City College publishes an excellent newsletter titled “Visions and Values.” Its July 2006 edition features an interview with Dr. Richard Pipes, acclaimed Russian historian and Harvard University professor of Sovietology. The interview was conducted... by Thomas Sowell | Aug 15, 2006 | POLITICS
How many cease-fires have there been in the Middle East — or is the number too large to remember? Over the past half century, there must have been more cease-fires in the Middle East than in the rest of the world combined. What will this latest cease-fire do? It... by George Reisman | Aug 14, 2006 | Environment
Our growing problems in connection with the supply of natural resources are not caused by nature but by us.
by Glenn Woiceshyn | Aug 14, 2006 | Middle East & Israel, POLITICS
The Government of Israel deserves moral condemnation for its overall response to Hezbollah. The primary purpose and moral obligation of any legitimate government is to protect the lives and rights of its own citizens. Hezbollah, a military wing of the Islamic...