by Wayne Dunn | Mar 15, 2004 | Free Trade, Protectionism & Tariffs
Protectionism fully implemented across all industries would mean a lower standard of living, because it would result in capital and labor unnecessarily being diverted into the production of goods that could more economically be produced elsewhere.
by Onkar Ghate | Mar 14, 2004 | POLITICS
As The Passion of the Christ plays to near-record crowds, numerous critics and moviegoers report the film to be a transforming experience. Although many find themselves forced to turn away from the violence on screen, they say the blood-soaked depiction of... by Daniel J Mitchell | Mar 13, 2004 | Europe, POLITICS
More than 20 years ago, Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan triggered a world-wide revolution by dramatically slashing marginal income tax rates. In addition to rejuvenating the U.K. and U.S. economies, these supply-side tax cuts prodded other nations into... by Norbert Michel | Mar 12, 2004 | POLITICS
As soon as President Bush released his 2005 budget, critics from both sides of the political aisle were fighting mad. On the left, the budget was pilloried for allegedly catering to the rich while destroying programs such as childcare and housing assistance. On the... by Larry Elder | Mar 11, 2004 | POLITICS
Aaron McGruder draws the sometimes-funny daily comic strip “The Boondocks.” The strip centers around a black family that moved into a predominantly white neighborhood. In a recent strip, two young black characters considered renaming what they call the... by Walter Williams | Mar 10, 2004 | POLITICS
What passes for educational enlightenment these days boggles the mind. Matt Gouras, of The Associated Press, writing in the Jan. 5 Seattle Times tells a story about Tennessee schools. The success of some students has made other students feel badly about themselves.... by Thomas Sowell | Mar 9, 2004 | POLITICS
A recent issue of The Chronicle of Higher Education had the front-page headline: “The Global Debate Over Affirmative Action.” Inside, there were five full pages on group quotas in Brazil, India, and Malaysia. While it is unusual for American journalists to... by Daniel Pipes | Mar 8, 2004 | Middle East & Israel, POLITICS
In Iraq, what ought to be the role of Islam and its legal system, called the Sharia? In theory, this topic should be the subject of a soul-searching debate in America and all the other countries whose forces are occupying Iraq, for how it is answered will likely... by Jack Spencer | Mar 7, 2004 | POLITICS
It would have been convenient for the sake of the so-called “Bush Doctrine” for David Kay and his team of American inspectors – or Hans Blix and his team from the United Nations – to have found evidence of an active weapons of mass destruction...
