by James Glassman | Sep 8, 2005 | POLITICS
As much of Europe struggles with double-digit unemployment this year, the United States has been creating an average of 200,000 new jobs a month. One of our great advantages is the relative ease with which Americans can start new businesses. Physical disability, the... by Walter Williams | Sep 7, 2005 | Economics
The mythical economic claims of beneficial aspects of hurricane destruction.
by John David Lewis | Sep 6, 2005 | POLITICS, War with Iran
The most important effect of America’s attack on Iraq has been the removal of Iran’s strongest regional opponent, and an increase in the regional power of Iran. As I wrote in Capitalism Magazine in June of 2004: “[President Bush] threw down a secular... by Thomas Sowell | Sep 6, 2005 | POLITICS
The physical devastation caused by hurricane Katrina has painfully revealed the moral devastation of our times that has led to mass looting in New Orleans, assaults on people in shelters, the raping of girls, and shots being fired at helicopters that are trying to... by Fredric Hamber | Sep 5, 2005 | CULTURE
Why do Americans have no unique holiday to celebrate the creators, inventors and entrepreneurs who have made all of this wealth possible–the men of the mind?
by James Glassman | Sep 5, 2005 | POLITICS
Reading Kurt Eichenwald’s fascinating book on Enron Corp., “A Conspiracy of Fools,” is enough to make an investor throw up his hands (or his lunch), sell all his stocks and buy a bundle of nice short-term U.S. Treasury bonds. Eichenwald shows, in... by Dr Michael Hurd | Sep 4, 2005 | Energy
It’s easy to proclaim that the U.S. uses too much oil; that the U.S. is evil because it fights “wars for oil” in the Middle East. It’s still easier to shout that there’s NO way in hell our government should permit drilling for oil in... by James Glassman | Sep 3, 2005 | Environment
A profound tragedy is unfolding in New Orleans, the most beautiful city in America, with the richest cultural history and the most wonderful style of living. I lived in New Orleans for seven years. I was married there. My children were born there. I have many friends... by Thomas Sowell | Sep 2, 2005 | POLITICS
The ability of the human mind to rationalize is one of the mysteries — and the marvels — of the ages. A recent e-mail from a reader in Santa Barbara, California, was a classic example of a widespread rationalization of the severe home-building restrictions...
