by James Glassman | Jan 12, 2004 | POLITICS
Today’s bold and surprising announcement that six New York Stock Exchange companies would also list their shares on the NASDAQ Stock Market is a clear sign that more competition is coming to the vast markets where stocks are bought and sold. The decision by the...
by Gary Hull | Jan 11, 2004 | CULTURE
If you have ever wondered why the number of great artists, intellects and achievers has dwindled, you should blame egalitarianism.
by Alexander Marriott | Jan 10, 2004 | POLITICS
It is often said that driving is not a right, but a privilege. As such it can be extended and revoked at will, by those vested with the granting of the privilege, a government. The question that must immediately strike anyone is, “What gives the local governing...
by George Reisman | Jan 9, 2004 | Free Trade, Protectionism & Tariffs
The fear of other people’s intelligence and ability applied to the production of goods we consume is not only profoundly wrong but also extremely dangerous.
by Radley Balko | Jan 9, 2004 | POLITICS
Dan Peruchi, father of four, enjoyed fixing up old cars and reselling them. Because the dealers he worked with dealt mainly in cash, he usually had lots on hand. Peruchi was driving home to Ft. Worth, Texas when he noticed the flashing lights of a police car behind...
by Daniel Pipes | Jan 8, 2004 | Middle East & Israel, POLITICS
In a much-noted speech late last month, Israel’s Prime Minister Ariel Sharon ostensibly made a dramatic reversal in course. But I am wondering whether to take his shift at face value. Mr. Sharon announced that the “road map,” a U.S. plan that...
by Larry Elder | Jan 8, 2004 | POLITICS
While recently driving and listening to National Public Radio, I heard a piece on holiday homelessness. During this time of the year, one frequently hears stories about the downtrodden and homeless. No one seems to agree exactly on the number of homeless, and the...
by Alex Epstein | Jan 8, 2004 | POLITICS
The “animal rights” movement is celebrating its latest victory: an earlier, more painful death for future victims of Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and Huntington’s disease. Thanks to intimidation by animal rights terrorists, Cambridge...
by Alexander Marriott | Jan 7, 2004 | POLITICS, United Nations
It is clear for a variety of reasons that the United Nations is not only ineffectual, i.e. it can’t enforce its own resolutions, but is operating against the interests of the United States and free people everywhere.One reason for this is simply that there are...