by Wayne Dunn | Aug 16, 2004 | POLITICS
Is there something special about health insurance that makes it crisis-prone? I mean, we never hear about the horrible “house insurance crisis” or the “spiraling cost of auto insurance.” It wouldn’t be too hard to create such a crisis... by Dr Michael Hurd | Aug 16, 2004 | Elections, POLITICS
Q: Dr. Hurd, you sometimes imply that it would be worse to vote for John Kerry than for President Bush. But President Bush wants to push his religious agenda on the nation. Isn’t that worse than John Kerry? A: Bush’s religious agenda is bad indeed. I will... by Cheryl K. Chumley | Aug 15, 2004 | POLITICS, United Nations
As if our nation’s free-market ideal isn’t damaged enough — witness, if you will, the generally lengthy permitting process for businesses and the prevalence of zoning laws, environmental mandates, eminent domain abuses and hefty tax burdens that... by Walter Williams | Aug 15, 2004 | Healthcare, POLITICS
Problems with our health care system are leading some to fall prey to proposals calling for a nationalized single-payer health care system like Canada’s or Britain’s. There are a few things that we might take into consideration before falling for these... by James Glassman | Aug 14, 2004 | POLITICS
Although investing is a subtle and complicated endeavor, everyone can benefit from a simple set of rules and principles. One of my favorite portfolio managers, Thomas K. Brown, chief executive of Second Curve Capital, a New York hedge fund that specializes in... by Cheryl K. Chumley | Aug 13, 2004 | Environment
If one door closes, another always opens — that’s the creed that seems to guide the United Nations, anyway, as a recent report lays the groundwork for a new avenue of attack against carbon dioxide emissions. Evidently unhappy with America’s decision... by Alan Caruba | Aug 13, 2004 | Environment
We all know that polls are just snapshots of a moment in time, taking the pulse of public opinion on some subject. A recent one by the Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy, however, produced some encouraging news. Of 1,000 people polled, just over half said... by Thomas Sowell | Aug 12, 2004 | POLITICS
Random thoughts on the passing scene: I don’t even like campaign oratory that I agree with. Alaska is much larger than France and Germany — combined. Yet its population is less than one-tenth that of New York City. Keep that in mind the next time you hear... by Larry Elder | Aug 12, 2004 | Elections, POLITICS
Tell me again. Which of the presidential candidates calls himself a “uniter” and not a “divider”? “Don’t tell us that the strongest democracy on earth,” said Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry in a recent speech for...
