by Alexander Marriott | Apr 16, 2004 | POLITICS
In a constitutional history class that I’m taking I recently heard an interesting idea. The class was studying the way the US Supreme Court changed its stance on economic interventionism during the years of the Great Depression. The case in point was Nebbia v.... by Elan Journo | Apr 16, 2004 | POLITICS
Are America’s CEOs paid more than they deserve? Many people’s answer is a vehement: Yes. That view is reinforced anew every spring, when companies file their financial statements and we learn how much CEOs were paid last year. In 2003 the average pay for... by Allen Forkum | Apr 16, 2004 | POLITICS
There were many good ideas in President Bush’s televised statement (April 13, 2004). He knows the stakes: “Iraq will either be a peaceful, democratic country or it will again be a source of violence, a haven for terror and a threat to America and to the... by Elan Journo | Apr 15, 2004 | POLITICS
Few voices offering moral guidance in the rapidly advancing field of biotechnology are as influential as the President’s Council on Bioethics. Professing to uphold man’s well-being, the council on April 1 called for regulating the techniques and research... by Larry Elder | Apr 15, 2004 | POLITICS
Paul Hornung, the Pro Football Hall of Famer, NFL Green Bay Packers’ star and Notre Dame Heisman trophy winner, stood recently before the public relations’ “racial insensitivity” pit that dragged down John Rocker, Jimmy “The Greek”... by Edwin A Locke | Apr 15, 2004 | POLITICS
On Tax Day consider some basic facts. The wealthiest 1% of the taxpayers pay 34% of all federal income taxes. The top 50% pay 96% of the total bill. This means that the least wealthy 50% pay almost nothing. In short, the income tax system soaks the rich. In the name... by Thomas Sowell | Apr 14, 2004 | POLITICS
Attacks on American and other troops and civilians in Iraq are not based on any illusion that terrorist acts and guerrilla warfare can defeat our military forces there. But the strength of a chain is that of its weakest link — and the weakest link in American... by Walter Williams | Apr 14, 2004 | Education, POLITICS
In far too many instances, what passes as college life and education today is no less than shameful. Under the name of diversity and political correctness, billions of taxpayer dollars and donor contributions are used to promote what might be charitably called... by Allen Forkum | Apr 13, 2004 | POLITICS, Terrorism
In her testimony before the 9/11 commission, National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice spoke of our “inability to connect the dots” that lead to 9/11. She blamed “legal and the bureaucratic impediments” that kept “the FBI and the CIA...
