by Dr Michael Hurd | Sep 4, 2004 | Psychology & Living
Q: What’s more important, being nice or being self-interested? A: It’s good to be nice. Being nice is more often in one’s self-interest than not. For example: Are you more willing to spend your money at a business who treats its customers nicely or... by Larry Elder | Sep 4, 2004 | POLITICS
Illinois Republican candidate Alan Keyes recently proposed exempting blacks — for a generation or two — from paying federal income taxes! Slavery, argues Keyes, “was an egregious failure on the part of the federal establishment.” Who argues... by Carter Laren | Sep 3, 2004 | POLITICS
In May of this year, a group of American citizens united to form a small organization dedicated to spreading the shared opinion of its members. To that end, they have run television advertisements and held press conferences criticizing the military service record of... by Larry Elder | Sep 3, 2004 | POLITICS
“During the Vietnam War,” said former President Bill Clinton at the Democratic National Convention, “many young men — including the current president, the vice president and me — could have gone to Vietnam but didn’t. John Kerry... by James Glassman | Sep 3, 2004 | Elections, POLITICS
Concluding a sensational convention in New York with a speech that emphasized unflinching strength, President Bush got more good news this morning. The Labor Department announced that the unemployment rate had dropped to 5.4 percent — the lowest proportion of... by Arnold Schwarzenegger | Sep 2, 2004 | POLITICS
Thank you. What a greeting! This is like winning an Oscar! …As if I would know! Speaking of acting, one of my movies was called “True Lies.” It’s what the Democrats should have called their convention. My fellow Americans, this is an amazing... by Walter Williams | Sep 2, 2004 | POLITICS
The truly rich don’t deserve all the political hype we hear; they’re only a tiny percentage of our population and not that important. According to recent U.S. Treasury statistics, the top 1 percent of income earners have an adjusted gross income that... by James Glassman | Sep 2, 2004 | POLITICS
To hear John Kerry tell it, America is mired today in the worst economy since the Great Depression. How dumb does he think voters are? We just set a record for yearly production: a GDP of nearly $12 trillion, or $120,000 per family. As for what really counts, personal... by Dianne Durante | Sep 2, 2004 | History, POLITICS, Terrorism
“Reflecting Absence,” the winning WTC memorial design, offers a list of randomly scattered names, a pool, and some trees, which elicit in most viewers nothing but bemused boredom. For those of us who loved the sight of the Towers and still grieve over the...
