by Richard E. Ralston | Nov 7, 2005 | Crime, Healthcare
Republicans in Congress are now struggling to carve some spending cuts out of their recent vast increases in the Federal Budget. Democrats, while critical of deficit spending, are helpfully suggesting even more spending increases. The best quick fix would be to delay... by Daniel Pipes | Nov 6, 2005 | POLITICS, War with Iran
“Iran’s stance has always been clear on this ugly phenomenon [i.e., Israel]. We have repeatedly said that this cancerous tumor of a state should be removed from the region.” No, those are not the words of Iran’s president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad,... by Andrew Bernstein | Nov 5, 2005 | Philosophy
The morality of sacrifice lives on borrowed time.
by Dr Michael Hurd | Nov 3, 2005 | Education
There’s so much talk of “attention deficit disorder” in children today. The unquestioned, never disputed premise is that brain chemistry causes young people not to pay attention. Yet attention deficits were never such problems in earlier eras. What... by Dr Michael Hurd | Nov 3, 2005 | Religion
There is no “freedom of religion” to do what it pleases. The only type of freedom relevant to religion is the right to practice religion privately, without imposing force on other people.
by Thomas Sowell | Nov 2, 2005 | POLITICS
While giving my office at home an overdue cleaning up — “operation Augean stable,” as my wife and I call it — I uncovered in the paper jungle a 2005 calendar. Since there was not a lot of 2005 left, I was about to throw it out when I read its... by Walter Williams | Nov 2, 2005 | Education, POLITICS
I cringe with disgust when I hear politicians say, “We’re doing it for the children.” What’s worse is so many Americans mindlessly fall hook, line and sinker for the hype. Judging by our actions, Americans could not care less for future... by Thomas Sowell | Nov 1, 2005 | POLITICS
We have been hearing for a long time what a terrible thing it is to reveal the name of a covert C.I.A. agent — and it is a terrible thing because that can be a life-and-death situation for the agent exposed and a devastating setback for this country’s... by James Glassman | Nov 1, 2005 | POLITICS
“An angry public wants quick relief from high prices” at the pump, says Business Week. That’s hardly a surprise. Over the past year, the Energy Department reports, a gallon of regular gasoline has gone from $1.86 to $2.96. But even at less than...
