by Walter Williams | May 10, 2006 | Economics, POLITICS
George Orwell admonished, “Sometimes the first duty of intelligent men is the restatement of the obvious.” That’s what I want to do — talk about the obvious, starting with the question: What human motivation leads to the most wonderful things... by Thomas Sowell | May 9, 2006 | POLITICS
Amid all the hysteria among politicians and in the media over rising gasoline prices, and all the outraged indignation about oil company profits and their executives’ high pay and lavish perks, has anybody bothered to even estimate how much effect any of this... by Thomas Sowell | May 8, 2006 | POLITICS
Whether Zacarias Moussaoui received the death penalty or life imprisonment was never a big issue for me. What was appalling, however, was the way the penalty phase of his trial was conducted. First, there was the parade of witnesses, including former New York Mayor... by George Reisman | May 7, 2006 | Energy
Since 1976, because of environmental regulations, not a single additional oil refinery has been constructed in the United States.
by Nicholas Provenzo | May 7, 2006 | POLITICS
It seems a Roman Catholic cardinal is a little envious that Islam gets to squelch those who offend its tenets. In the latest Vatican broadside against “The Da Vinci Code,” a leading cardinal says Christians should respond to the book and film with legal... by Thomas Gordon | May 6, 2006 | Education, POLITICS
P.E.T. will be described in terms familiar to everyone, not in technical jargon. Some parents may find themselves initially disagreeing with some of these concepts, but very few will find themselves not understanding them. Since readers will not be able to express... by Nicholas Provenzo | May 5, 2006 | POLITICS, Regulation
With gasoline prices across the nation at $3 a gallon, one knows that American oil companies are easy targets for every regulator (and every potential regulator) in town. And when an oil-man-turned-president blames Americans for having an “energy... by Walter Williams | May 4, 2006 | POLITICS
According to some pundits and political hustlers, free trade has led to a loss of “good manufacturing jobs.” Let’s look at it, but before doing so, let’s first see whether we should work ourselves into a tizzy over other job losses. In 1900, 41... by Thomas Sowell | May 3, 2006 | POLITICS
Anyone who takes the trouble to read the Supreme Court opinions of Justice Clarence Thomas will see a very different, and much more intellectually formidable, mind at work than what they might expect from reading media attempts to denigrate Justice Thomas. A very...