Supreme Court Should Uphold Rights, Not Majority Sentiment in Ten Commandments Cases
Judicial review, properly conceived, is merely one method among many by which judges resolve legal conflicts.
“60 Minutes” Wacky Piece on Black/White Adoptions
“60 Minutes” strikes again. Earlier this month, the program broadcast a segment on international, “transracial” (black/white) adoptions involving American-born babies. It turns out, according to “60 Minutes,” a growing number of...Healthcare To Die For in Britain?
In “Die in Britain, survive in U.S.,” the cover article of the February 2005 issue of The Spectator, a British magazine, James Bartholomew details the downside of Britain’s universal healthcare system. Among women with breast cancer, for example,...The Phonics vs. “Whole Language” Controversy
The controversy over how to teach reading is not a narrow, technical dispute. It is a broad, philosophic disagreement, with crucial educational implications.
Social Security Deceit
President Bush’s call to allow Americans to take a portion of the money they pay as Social Security taxes to set up private retirement accounts has to be a good idea. Why? The more of what a person earns that’s in his pocket and under his control, the...Random Thoughts February 2005
Random thoughts on the passing scene: How many other species’ members kill each other to the same extent as human beings? How can you be an “insurgent” in someone else’s country? Yet despite the fact that the wave of terrorism in Iraq is led by...Who’s Really to Blame for High Gasoline Prices?
Gas prices are on the rise again. While no one has begun to complain yet (at least not too loudly), gas prices are still higher than they need to be. Many think oil companies are to blame for high gas prices. In fact, in May 2004 a poll showed that 77% of Californians...Social Security Reform: The Capitalism Alternative
The end of Social Security and its diversion of funds into government consumption—the return to private, individual saving and provision for the future—will mean a great increase in saving and the accumulation of capital, because the savings of individuals will be invested, not squandered.
