by Thomas Sowell | Aug 17, 2005 | Education, POLITICS
Bright children and their parents have lost a much-needed friend with the recent death of Professor Julian Stanley of Johns Hopkins University. For decades he not only researched and ran programs for intellectually gifted students, he became their leading advocate in... by Steve Buckstein | Aug 15, 2005 | Healthcare, POLITICS
What if your doctor told you that you had to wait a year to replace your painful, arthritic hip? If you’re an American with health insurance you wouldn’t stand for such a delay; you’d switch doctors or hospitals and get the operation done quickly.... by Alex Epstein | Aug 15, 2005 | POLITICS
The “animal rights” movement has pulled off a deadly deception: promote a vicious, anti-human policy, while feigning benevolent, compassionate motives. The deception takes the form of opposing life-saving medical research–in the name of opposing... by Thomas Sowell | Aug 13, 2005 | Books
“Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation” by Professor Allen C. Guelzo of Gettysburg College, that sets Lincoln in the context of the world in which he lived.
by Dr Michael Hurd | Aug 12, 2005 | POLITICS, War with Iran
The “Washington Post” recently reported: “Iran resumes processing yellowcake uranium in Isfahan, rejecting a European deal and ignoring warnings of possible U.N. sanctions.” (8/9/05, front page) What makes the Iranian government unique is that... by Daniel Pipes | Aug 12, 2005 | WORLD
Are Israel’s critics correct? Does the “occupation” of the West Bank and Gaza cause the Palestinian Arabs’ anti-Semitism, their suicide factories, and their terrorism? And is it true these horrors will end only when Israeli civilians and troops... by Brian Riedl | Aug 12, 2005 | POLITICS, Welfare
Members of Congress will soon return home for August recess. While there, many will express outrage over the 33 percent increase in government spending since 2001, and the $400 billion budget deficit. They will offer vague pledges to rein in government.Taxpayers have... by Ben Lieberman | Aug 11, 2005 | Energy
It’s bad enough that the energy bill now working its way through Congress may cost taxpayers close to $36 billion over the next five years. Worse, it actually contains provisions that would increase the cost of energy in the years ahead.Take the ethanol mandate.... by Dr Michael Hurd | Aug 11, 2005 | POLITICS
Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA) is challenging Senator Hillary Clinton’s (D-NY) long-held liberal bromide that “it takes a village” to raise a child with the long-held conservative bromide that “it takes a family” to raise a child. Both...
