by Dr Michael Hurd | Dec 7, 2004 | Terrorism
I don’t mean to minimize the concern over intelligence reform in this country. However, the kind of intelligence most desperately needed is the philosophical kind. For our government officials in the Pentagon, the CIA, and elsewhere, philosophical intelligence... by Don Luskin | Dec 7, 2004 | POLITICS
Fear is an investor’s best friend. Fear makes stocks cheap, so that you can buy them at great prices. But, of course, to dare to do that, you have to be unafraid. It’s a bit of a paradox. Stocks have soared since the climax of fear this summer — a... by Michael Marriott | Dec 5, 2004 | POLITICS
Of all the works written about Christmas, perhaps the most influential, save Clement Moore’s poem, The Night Before Christmas, is Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. Published in 1843, the story of the curmudgeon Ebenezer Scrooge has entertained millions... by Thomas Sowell | Dec 4, 2004 | POLITICS
Random thoughts on the passing scene: The very people who were telling us to “get over it” and “move on” during the Clinton scandals of the 1990s have been completely unable to get over the 2004 elections — and some of them haven’t... by Harvey Feldman | Dec 3, 2004 | Elections, POLITICS
There are many ways to steal an election. On Nov. 21, the government of Ukraine tried them all. Busloads of hoodlums — armed with permission slips allowing them to vote away from home — cast ballots in successive polling places. Known supporters of the... by Dr Michael Hurd | Dec 2, 2004 | POLITICS
Q: Dr. Hurd, how can I handle my problems with excessive doubt? A: Doubt is sometimes logical — even helpful. For example, you might believe that somebody did something wrong to you, but the belief is based more on emotion than evidence. Your doubt about whether... by Thomas Sowell | Dec 1, 2004 | POLITICS
You cannot fight a war without many brave men taking risks with their lives in order to try to accomplish their mission. Yet can you name a single American hero in either of the two wars going on today in Afghanistan and Iraq? Chances are you can’t — not... by Nicholas Provenzo | Nov 26, 2004 | POLITICS
Last week, US Marines in Iraq stormed the hornet’s nest of Fallujah and dealt the anti-American insurgency a crushing blow, pacifying the mosques, murder dens and sniper holes used by the enemy to kill Americans and pro-US Iraqi policemen. They also found the... by Thomas Sowell | Nov 25, 2004 | POLITICS
When liberals in the media or in politics start being alarmed about the national debt, it means just one thing: They want higher taxes. The thought of reducing spending would never cross their minds. As we are endlessly reminded, the federal government’s debt...
