by Walter Williams | Dec 14, 2004 | Education
The nation’s primary and secondary education is a national disgrace; will we allow our undergraduate education to become so as well?
by Edwin Feulner | Dec 14, 2004 | POLITICS
On Capitol Hill next month it’ll be out with the old and in with the new, as the 109th Congress takes the oath of office.Of course, neither house will look much different. More than 95 percent of incumbents who ran this year were re-elected. Still, the beginning... by Nile Gardiner | Dec 13, 2004 | POLITICS, United Nations
Kofi Annan is in deep trouble.The aura of invincibility that has surrounded Annan in his six-year tenure as United Nations secretary general has been shattered, and it is increasingly likely that he will go in the next six to 12 months. The man who undeservedly won... by Alex Epstein | Dec 13, 2004 | Books, Philosophy
Loving Life is an introduction to the Objectivist Ethics that assumes no prior knowledge of Ayn Rand’s ideas.
by Don Luskin | Dec 12, 2004 | POLITICS
If you’re reading this column, you’re probably an investor in the stock market. That makes you a member of the approximately 60% of American households that own stocks, either directly or indirectly. That also makes you part of what President Bush likes to... by Nicholas Provenzo | Dec 10, 2004 | POLITICS
Good teaching takes hard work. A professor must be an expert on his or her subject, understand the what the audience already knows about it, and be able to present new knowledge in a compelling and informative manner. That might explain why so few professors are good... by Thomas Sowell | Dec 10, 2004 | POLITICS
Two apparently unrelated stories that appeared in newspapers on the same day are in reality not nearly as unrelated as they might seem. One story appeared under the headline, “High School Students Debate Steroid Ethics.” The other story had the headline:... by Thomas Sowell | Dec 9, 2004 | POLITICS
The most painful episode ever reported in this column — for me and for many readers — was the killing of little eight-month-old Angelo Marinda by his own father, two years ago. Little Angelo first came to the attention of the authorities when he was... by Walter Williams | Dec 8, 2004 | POLITICS
College costs have risen dramatically over the last several decades. In many cases, it’s difficult to find a college where per-student costs are under $20,000 each year. Most often, tuition doesn’t measure the true cost because taxpayer and donor subsidies...
