by Walter Williams | Oct 27, 2004 | POLITICS
When you vote for a member of the House of Representatives or the Senate, what should be your selection criteria? I’m all too afraid that most Americans, were they to be honest, would answer that they’d vote for the person who has pushed or will push for... by Thomas Sowell | Oct 26, 2004 | POLITICS
There is a lot of inertia in politics. The “solid South” voted for Democrats in every Presidential election for more than a century. Blacks have voted for every Democratic candidate for President from Franklin D. Roosevelt to Al Gore. The Jewish vote has... by Thomas Sowell | Oct 25, 2004 | POLITICS
The latest irresponsible charge from John Kerry is that President Bush let Osama bin Laden escape. You would think we had bin Laden in custody and Bush left the door open. We never “let” bin Laden escape. We never had him. Bush didn’t even have... by Thomas Sowell | Oct 24, 2004 | POLITICS
While many people are urging us to vote — regardless of for whom, for what, or for what reason — there are very few urging us to do what is far more important: Stop and think! Voting is not a matter of personal expression but a serious responsibility for... by Allen Forkum | Oct 23, 2004 | Middle East & Israel, WORLD
A free Iraq (or Afghanistan, or Iran for that matter) would not have to exactly duplicate the American system of government, but it would have to duplicate our basic protection of the individual against the majority, i.e., against a democracy.
by Paul Blair | Oct 23, 2004 | POLITICS
It all started when Professor David M. O’Neill of Hunter College wrote in the NY Sun Oct. 4 maintaining that bias-free reporting is impossible because nobody can be free of ideology. Joseph Kellard had a letter in response. To which Professor O’Neill then... by Nicholas Provenzo | Oct 22, 2004 | POLITICS, Women's Rights
George Mason University is dedicated to empowering women. Take, for example, the “Turn Off the Violence Week” event that ran October 3rd-9th. The event, like similar events offered on college campus throughout the country, was a partnership between... by Nile Gardiner | Oct 22, 2004 | POLITICS, United Nations
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s latest interview with British television, in which he dismissed the serious allegations of Oil-for-Food improprieties raised in the Duelfer Report, undermines his credibility and impartiality with regard to the Oil-for-Food... by Harry Binswanger | Oct 21, 2004 | POLITICS
At this late date, after the three debates, the nature of this campaign is set, and the meaning of this election has come into focus for me. The meaning is: independence vs. dependence. The Bush policies favor America retaining its sovereignty–cooperating with...