by Walter Williams | Jan 4, 2006 | POLITICS
Despite claims that the rich get richer and the poor get poorer, poverty is nowhere near the problem it was yesteryear — at least for those who want to work. Talk about the poor getting poorer tugs at the hearts of decent people and squares nicely with the... by Thomas Sowell | Jan 3, 2006 | POLITICS, War with Iran
When you are boating on the Niagara River, there are signs marking the point at which you must go ashore or else you will be sucked over the falls. With Iran moving toward the development of nuclear weapons, we are getting dangerously close to that fatal point of no... by Walter Williams | Dec 28, 2005 | POLITICS
Philosopher David Hume warned that, “It is seldom that liberty of any kind is lost all at once.” That’s why we should guard against any encroachment on liberty, no matter how small. Let’s look at a couple of instances where, at our peril,... by Thomas Sowell | Dec 27, 2005 | POLITICS
I don’t make a million dollars a year but I think every member of Congress should be paid at least that much. It’s not because those turkeys in Washington deserve it. It’s because we deserve a lot better people than we have in Congress. The cost of... by Harry Binswanger | Dec 25, 2005 | POLITICS
There was a significant defeat for the whole Intelligent Disguise–excuse me, Intelligent Design (ID)–movement today, when a Harrisburg, PA judge ruled against its being taught in the schools of a local school district. CNN reports: HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania... by Alexander Marriott | Dec 23, 2005 | POLITICS
Ever since Karl Marx wrote about communism as “the end of history,”[1] there have been historians fascinated by his suggestions on how they should be working towards that end. Many have studied and taken up his methods of looking at the past, implicitly... by Thomas Sowell | Dec 22, 2005 | POLITICS
It was just a small thing but I was taken aback when I received a memo saying that the offices at work would be shut down during “winter closure.” Then it dawned on me that “winter closure” was what we used to call “Christmas... by Walter Williams | Dec 21, 2005 | POLITICS
Since allegations of oil company price-gouging have become topical, let’s look at real price manipulation. Suppose a dairyman wants to sell a gallon of milk for 25 cents less than his competitors, would you want him fined or jailed? Federal Milk Marketing Orders... by Richard E. Ralston | Dec 20, 2005 | Healthcare
“Universal Health Care” is the increasing drumbeat of advocates who want Americans to place all responsibility for their health care in the hands of government. They say health care needs require us to put aside such considerations as personal choice and...
