by Alexander Marriott | Jan 18, 2004 | POLITICS
There has been much uninformed talk of economics lately as the eight Democrats vying for their party’s presidential nomination run around Iowa and New Hampshire crying about how jobs aren’t been created in the economic recovery and that the recovery in... by Harry Binswanger | Jan 17, 2004 | Foreign Policy, POLITICS
Last week, there was a very interesting opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal by two influential neoconservatives: David Frum and Richard Perle. The title was “Beware the Soft-Line Ideologues,” and it has a good theme, but it gets completely twisted up... by Don Luskin | Jan 17, 2004 | POLITICS
Last week was my 2003 year-in-review column. This time it’s about 2004, the year ahead. I do think we’ll have another good year. I’ll explain why, but I’ll also talk about what I see as one significant risk factor. And I’ll give you an... by Allen Forkum | Jan 15, 2004 | Middle East & Israel, POLITICS
The New York Times reported this week: Afghan Council Gives Approval to Constitution: In a carefully balanced wording, the country will be renamed the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, combining democracy and religion. There is to be a system of civil law, but no law... by Thomas Sowell | Jan 15, 2004 | POLITICS
Random thoughts on the passing scene: Some people’s jobs will allow them to be important only by being a pain. Politics is the art of making your personal desires seem like the national interest. One of the people I am glad I trusted is someone who got angry and... by Larry Elder | Jan 15, 2004 | POLITICS
Accusing his cable company of “addicting” him, his wife and his kids to TV, a Wisconsin man threatened to sue Charter Communications. Tim Dumouchel of Fond du Lac said his family’s viewing habits — forced on him by cable TV — caused his... by Dr Michael Hurd | Jan 15, 2004 | POLITICS
President Bush, having spent trillions of young people’s dollars on the prescription drugs of old people, now wants to throw billions at an expanded space program. Now you won’t find a stronger advocate of space travel than myself. Space travel represents... by Walter Williams | Jan 14, 2004 | POLITICS
It might have been Ross Perot who first used the expression that America is turning into a nation of “hamburger flippers,” in reference to the decline in good paying manufacturing jobs replaced by low-pay service sector jobs. Here’s my question: If... by Thomas Sowell | Jan 14, 2004 | POLITICS
“Manufacturing jobs” has become a battle cry of those who oppose free trade and are sounding an alarm about American jobs being exported to lower-wage countries overseas. However, manufacturing jobs are much less of a problem than manufacturing confusion....
