by Thomas Sowell | Jan 7, 2005 | POLITICS
The catastrophic tsunami wave that has devastated so much of southern Asia has even killed more than a hundred people on the east coast of Africa, more than 4,000 miles away. Two questions: First, what country has done the most to help the victims of this natural... by Robert W Tracinski | Jan 6, 2005 | POLITICS
TIA Daily frequently links to articles posted at National Review Online, the online companion to National Review, the prominent conservative magazine. I link to it because NRO publishes works by many good authors with important things to say (e.g., Victor Davis Hanson... by Walter Williams | Jan 5, 2005 | LAW
The framers gave us a Constitution that is replete with undemocratic mechanisms.
by Peter Schwartz | Jan 4, 2005 | POLITICS, Terrorism
America’s war on terrorism is being undercut–by the administration’s efforts to inject religion into politics. Our enemy in that war is the ideology of Islamic totalitarianism–an ideology which holds that one’s life is to be lived... by Warren Ross | Jan 3, 2005 | Environment
The tsunami disaster is generating a confusing cacaphony of voices from both the Left and the Right asserting what seem to be contradictory positions. Man caused the disaster say the environmentalists. Man is small compared to the awesome power of nature say voices on... by Don Luskin | Jan 2, 2005 | POLITICS
So what’s not to love about 2004? I admit that it wasn’t easy going, but at this writing it looks like the S&P 500 is going to close out the year at better than three-year highs, with something like an 11% total return. The Russell 2000 Index of... by Thomas Sowell | Dec 31, 2004 | POLITICS
When I was house-hunting, one of the things that struck me about the house that I eventually settled on was the fact that there were no curtains or shades on the bathroom window in the back. The reason was that there was no one living on the steep hillside in back,... by Don Luskin | Dec 31, 2004 | POLITICS
Well, it finally happened. The Financial Accounting Standards Board — the group that determines so-called “generally accepted accounting principles” for financial reporting — has ruled that companies must report the costs of stock options on... by Thomas Sowell | Dec 30, 2004 | POLITICS
Two centuries ago, British Prime Minister William Pitt said that the poorest man in the country was so secure in his little cottage that the King of England and his men “dare not cross the threshold” without his permission. That is what property rights are...
