French Family Values Revisited
Princeton University professor and columnist Paul Krugman deservedly won Forbes.com’s “Dunce of the Week” award for his New York Times column “French Family Values” (July 29, 2005). Krugman asks, “But are European economies really...Terrorists and Banning Torture
Some people seem to see nothing between zero and infinity. Things are either categorically all right or they are categorically off-limits. This kind of reasoning — if it can be called reasoning — is reflected in the stampede to ban torture by Congressional...Palestinians Taste a Dose of Their Own Medicine
A suicide bombing in Hadera, Israel, on October 26 that killed five people inspired the usual Palestinian joy: some 3,000 people took to the streets in celebration, chanting Allahu Akbar, calling for more suicide attacks against Israelis, and congratulating the...U.S. Should Not “Stay The Course” In Iraq
In Iraq, we must crush the insurgency immediately–which includes choking its backers, Iran and Syria–and let the Iraqis themselves take on the responsibility of establishing a government that will not threaten America.
How To Cure Inflation
Last month, President Bush nominated Dr. Ben S. Bernanke, currently chairman of the President’s Council of Economic Advisors, as chairman of Federal Reserve Board to replace the retiring Alan Greenspan. Alan Greenspan’s replacement comes at a time of...Reflections on the 2005 Revolution in France
The rioting by Muslim youth that began October 27 in France to calls of “Allahu Akbar” may be a turning point in European history.
Price Controls
I first became aware of the law of gravity as a small child when I pedalled by tricycle off the porch and crashed into the yard. Gravity was of course operating all along, whether I was aware of it or not. Economics is a lot like that. Many people who are completely...Che the ‘Guerrilla Fighter’
Mass murder was the order in Cuba’s countryside.
