by Alan Caruba | Jul 27, 2005 | POLITICS
I’m fairly sure that the world leaders at the G-8 meeting in the UK were more disappointed being overshadowed by the Islamist terror attack in London than by the fact that their priorities and solutions were so misdirected and wrong the conference can best serve... by Ralph R. Reiland | Jul 26, 2005 | POLITICS
The first time Bono and Madonna got together to save Africa, the unintended consequence was the death of perhaps as many as 100,000 people. That’s aid expert David Rieff’s conclusion in the July 2005 issue of the resolutely liberal American Prospect... by Alex Epstein | Jul 25, 2005 | POLITICS, Terrorism
In light of the recent suicide bombings in London, and the general inability of the West to prevent terrorist attacks, there is much talk about fighting the “root cause” of terrorism. The most popular argument is that terrorism is caused by poverty. The... by Edwin A. Locke and Alex Epstein | Jul 24, 2005 | POLITICS
The continued attacks by Islamic terrorists against the West–most recently, the horrific suicide bombings in London–have led many to ask, what is the motivation of the terrorists? Commentators are eager to offer a bevy of pseudo-explanations–poverty,... by Thomas Sowell | Jul 23, 2005 | POLITICS
Those who want to see judges who will apply the law instead of imposing their own policies face not only political obstruction to the appointment of such judges but also calculated confusion about the very words used in discussing what is at issue. Judges who impose... by Robert Garmong | Jul 22, 2005 | POLITICS, Space
As NASA scrambles to make the July 31 window for the troubled launch of space shuttle Discovery, we should recall the first privately funded manned spacecraft, SpaceShipOne, which over a year ago shattered more than the boundary of outer space: it destroyed forever... by Dr Michael Hurd | Jul 21, 2005 | POLITICS
Q: Dr. Hurd, how can someone handle getting older? A: I’m not elderly myself, but here’s what people I know who handle aging successfully have done: 1. Keep busy. A man in his mid-80’s whom I know says that he never lets a day go by where he... by Peter Brookes | Jul 21, 2005 | Cuba & Castro, Europe, POLITICS
Last Thursday, the French embassy in Havana decided to invite Fidel Castro’s communist cronies over to help celebrate France’s Bastille Day — a day similar in significance and symbolism to our Fourth of July.Shamefully, they expressly didn’t... by Walter Williams | Jul 20, 2005 | POLITICS
The slavery reparations shakedown lobby is gearing up for attacks on American industry. They’ve failed in the courts and Congress, so they’re going after weak-kneed CEOs. At the NAACP’s recent annual convention, Dennis C. Hayes, its interim...
