by David Gulbraa | Feb 17, 2006 | POLITICS
John Q. Liberal is a professor at a local college. On Monday he gives a speech in which he denounces capitalism and the profit motive, and praises environmentalism as the highest moral ideal. When his speech is over, he confronts the organizer of the talk.... by George Reisman | Feb 16, 2006 | Healthcare
This rationale and its acceptance by a judge is an illustration of what Ayn Rand, with good reason, used to describe contemptuously as a “collectivist stewpot.”
by John Ridpath | Feb 16, 2006 | POLITICS
Where can Americans turn, to witness the spectacle of great leadership?
by Thomas Sowell | Feb 16, 2006 | Energy, POLITICS
The first revolt of the American colonists against their British rulers was immortalized by Ralph Waldo Emerson as “the shot heard round the world.” Vice President Dick Cheney’s hunting accident has now become the shot heard round the Beltway. The... by Richard M Salsman | Feb 16, 2006 | Money & Banking
Alan Greenspan was Federal Reserve chairman for 18½ years — longer than the reigns of nearly half the kings and queens of England. A few years ago he was “knighted” by England’s current monarch. For years he was deified by economists and Wall... by Walter Williams | Feb 15, 2006 | POLITICS
President Bush, during his State of the Union address, said, “America is addicted to oil, which is often imported from unstable parts of the world.” I decided to check out “addiction” in Merriam-Webster’s dictionary and found:... by John David Lewis | Feb 14, 2006 | POLITICS
Many western intellectuals and politicians claim that the Middle East groups advocating violence are not really religious, but rather political fascists. This directly contradicts the claims made by these groups themselves, who do not separate religion from politics,... by Thomas Sowell | Feb 13, 2006 | POLITICS
This nation is facing two crises — one phony and one real. Both in the media and in politics, the phony crisis is getting virtually all the attention. Like the French official in “Casablanca,” politicians and much of the media are shocked, shocked,... by David Gulbraa | Feb 12, 2006 | POLITICS
John Q. Conservative is a small businessman and lay-minister at a local church. On Sunday he gives a sermon at church. “The Bible tells us we must sacrifice for others,” he tells the congregation. “Sacrifice and doing good to others is the essence of...
