by Thomas Sowell | Sep 3, 2003 | POLITICS
For more than two centuries, the political left has crusaded against the punishment of criminals. Anyone familiar with history can find 18th century writers saying the same things that today’s critics, politicians, judges and the ACLU are saying about how... by Walter Williams | Sep 3, 2003 | POLITICS
I’ve written a nationally syndicated column for nearly 25 years. Columns critical of Social Security and handouts to farmers used to bring the angry self-serving mail. Now it’s international trade. Let me address some of the issues raised. First,... by Ludwig Von Mises | Sep 2, 2003 | Economics, POLITICS
Under interventionist ideas, it is the duty of the government to support, to subsidize, to give privileges to special groups. The idea of the eighteenth century statesmen was that the legislators had special ideas about the common good. But what we have today,... by Thomas Sowell | Sep 2, 2003 | POLITICS
What is vital to the interests of black “leaders” and the Democratic Party is to keep blacks paranoid and dependent. For that, everything must be blamed on “racism.”
by Ludwig Von Mises | Sep 1, 2003 | Economics, POLITICS
In the Age of Enlightenment in the years in which the North Americans founded their independence, and a few years later, when the Spanish and Portuguese colonies were transformed into independent nations, the prevailing mood in Western civilization was optimistic. At... by Onkar Ghate | Sep 1, 2003 | POLITICS
The beginning of a school year is an appropriate time to question how our schools propose to teach our children.Today’s educators, observing widespread self-doubt and despair among the young, believe that the way to get a student to learn is to inflate his... by Bruce Bartlett | Sep 1, 2003 | Asia, POLITICS
The rapidly rising U.S. trade deficit with China is quickly becoming a political issue. Many members of Congress are warning that China needs to take action, such as raising its exchange rate, to deal with this problem before it leads to protectionist legislation. A... by Edwin Feulner | Sep 1, 2003 | POLITICS
Some holidays inspire us to celebrate our collective heritage. We watch fireworks on July Fourth. On Memorial Day we remember the sacrifices made by our troops for the advancement of freedom. Labor Day, like the movement it symbolizes, is much younger than those... by Larry Wortzel | Aug 31, 2003 | Asia, POLITICS, Space
August 11, 2003 | | What is China’s position on space-based weapons? Considering the gap between what officials in Beijing say and what they do on the issue, it’s hard to get a straight answer. But let’s look at the facts. For some time now, China...
