by Alexander Marriott | Nov 9, 2003 | POLITICS
The United States of America was a country founded upon human reason by some of the most adept political and philosophical minds the world has ever seen and today it is a country mired in an almost barbaric mysticism from sea to shining sea. There have been three... by Edwin A Locke | Nov 9, 2003 | POLITICS
Veterans Day arouses three emotions in most Americans: solemnity, because it celebrates the veterans who have defended our great country; sadness, because so many have lost their lives in the process; and pride, because they have fought so well. The supreme value that... by Frédéric Bastiat | Nov 8, 2003 | POLITICS
To the Honorable Members of the Chamber of Deputies. Gentlemen: You are on the right track. You reject abstract theories and little regard for abundance and low prices. You concern yourselves mainly with the fate of the producer. You wish to free him from foreign... by James Glassman | Nov 8, 2003 | POLITICS
The cover of the latest Business 2.0, one of the few surviving techie-financial magazines of the go-go 1990s, issues a dire warning: “Why This Tech Bubble Is About to Blow,” screams the headline. And the subhead: “Wall Street Is Doing It Again . . .... by Berton Braley | Nov 7, 2003 | CULTURE, POLITICS
Weak and puny, small and frail, Helpless he with tooth or nail, In a world of fang and claw Where sheer power makes the law. INto battle he had gone With the shaggy mastodon, With the cruel beasts of prey Snarling in their lust to slay, Thirsting for the taste of... by Anne Applebaum | Nov 7, 2003 | POLITICS
by Anne Applebaum – Anne Applebaum is a columnist and member of the editorial board of The Washington Post. I am very delighted to be here–for a number of reasons, but mostly because Heritage was one of the organizations that continued to say what was... by Bruce Bartlett | Nov 7, 2003 | POLITICS
The flat tax is making a comeback. After being banished to the political wilderness after Steve Forbes made it the central issue of his losing campaign for the Republican presidential nomination in 1996, interest is perking up again. One of the Democrats running for... by Walter Williams | Nov 6, 2003 | Constitution, POLITICS
Several weeks ago, under the title “Is It Permissible?” I discussed how Congress systematically abuses the Constitution’s “welfare clause” to control our lives in ways that would have been an abomination to the Framers. Quite a few... by Thomas Sowell | Nov 6, 2003 | POLITICS
Give credit where credit is due. The political left is great with words. Conservatives have never been able to come up with such seductive phrases as the left mass produces. While conservatives may talk about a need for “judicial restraint,” liberals cry...
