by Bruce Bartlett | Oct 7, 2003 | POLITICS
It’s hard work being a left-wing kook these days. On top of anti-globalization demonstrations and antiwar protests, there is always some new issue to organize. This month, it is “Take Back Your Time Day,” scheduled for Oct. 24. Originated by the... by Walter Williams | Oct 7, 2003 | POLITICS
For most of our history, we followed the British system of common law, including laws dealing with tort liability. This heritage has been attacked by courts and plaintiff attorneys so much that it is barely recognizable. One such doctrine of tort liability is the... by Wayne Dunn | Oct 6, 2003 | POLITICS
Some say our “War on Terror” should consist mainly of bolstering security here at home, not military action abroad. But “homeland security” is no more the answer to Islamic terrorism than smoke alarms is to arson. Fighting back– not... by Andrew Lewis | Oct 6, 2003 | Elections, Free Speech, POLITICS
Earlier this year President Bush risked the lives of American military personnel to end Iraq’s tyrannical regime–a dictatorship that not only restricted the actions of Iraqis but also silenced them from speaking their mind. It is ironic that President Bush... by Richard E. Ralston | Oct 6, 2003 | Healthcare
It is insulting enough when the government celebrates your death by taxing away your wealth or your business. Much more damaging are the taxes on the money you need to stay alive. Medicare legislation now pending before a conference committee in Washington would... by Thomas Sowell | Oct 6, 2003 | Free Speech, POLITICS
It is one of the sad signs of our times that a furor was created because Rush Limbaugh expressed an opinion as to why a particular quarterback seemed to him to be over-rated. In his view, it was because the powers that be in professional football were anxious to have... by Tom DeWeese | Oct 5, 2003 | Housing
I have warned many times of the dangers of homeowner’s associations (HOA’s). As I speak around the nation on the subject of “Sustainable Development,” an environmental term intended to disguise the elimination of property rights, inevitably... by Alan Caruba | Oct 4, 2003 | POLITICS
At a dinner for local writers who gathered at the home of the president of Seton Hall University, a noted Catholic institution of higher learning, the conversation turned to terrorism and once again I was treated to the “blame America” version of what is... by Daniel Pipes | Oct 4, 2003 | POLITICS
“Intellectual thugs,” huffed Rashid Khalidi, now of Columbia University. “Cyber-stalking,” whined Juan Cole of the University of Michigan. “Crude McCarthyism” sniffed David Bartram of the University of Reading....