by Quent Cordair | Aug 6, 2004 | POLITICS
“I believe that the man who works the hardest is the man who deserves to win.” — Lance Armstrong”Perfect! No gifts.” That’s what Frenchman Hinault said to Lance Armstrong from atop the winner’s podium after Armstrong... by Thomas Sowell | Aug 6, 2004 | POLITICS
Santa Monica, California, has decreed a fine of $2,500 a day for not cutting your hedges! Has someone discovered some terrible health hazard or other danger from hedges that are too high? Not at all. The politicians who run Santa Monica have simply decided that people... by Daniel Pipes | Aug 5, 2004 | POLITICS
In 2002, the spokesman for FBI director Robert Mueller memorably described the American Muslim Council (AMC) as the “the most mainstream Muslim group in the United States.” A year later, the Catholic bishops called the AMC “the premier, mainstream... by Thomas Sowell | Aug 5, 2004 | POLITICS
A recent angry e-mail from a reader said that certain issues should not be determined by “the dictates of the market.” With a mere turn of a phrase, he had turned reality upside down. Decisions by people free to make their mutual accommodations with other... by Larry Elder | Aug 5, 2004 | POLITICS
At the Democratic National Convention, Janeane Garofalo — comedienne, talk show host and liberal pundit — called me a “house Negro” and a “fascist.” Well! For four days, the Democratic Party put on its quadrennial... by Thomas Sowell | Aug 4, 2004 | POLITICS
Much of what is being said and done at the Democratic convention in Boston is so 1960s. The old favorite songs of the left, the old rhetoric, the old gestures, the delegates swaying together, all take you back to a time 40 years ago when the liberal vision seized the... by Walter Williams | Aug 4, 2004 | POLITICS
During the first Reagan administration, I participated in a number of press conferences on either a book or article I’d written or as a panelist in a discussion of White House public policy. On occasion, when the question-and-answer session began, I’d tell... by Don Luskin | Aug 4, 2004 | POLITICS
This week’s national convention of the Democratic Party was a test for nominee John Kerry. It was a test for the stock market, too, with all the major indexes probing their lows for the year. It’s no coincidence that these two tests occurred in the same... by Thomas Sowell | Aug 3, 2004 | POLITICS
My ears picked up when my wife told me that she was one of the beneficiaries of a class-action lawsuit that brought a settlement of more than $100 million. “How many millions do you get?” I asked. I could envision our retiring to the Riviera or some such...
