by Jack Spencer | Aug 24, 2003 | Military, POLITICS
Even as West African peacekeeping forces began landing in Liberia, the calls for American troops continued. “You Americans alone are the only people who can help us,” a fighter with the Liberian president’s anti-terrorism unit told The Washington... by Tom DeWeese | Aug 24, 2003 | POLITICS
In the name of fighting terrorism a new kind of government is being implemented in Washington, D.C. We are witnessing the birth of a powerful multi-billion dollar surveillance lobby consisting of an army of special interest groups, Washington lawyers, lobbyists, and... by Daniel Pipes | Aug 23, 2003 | POLITICS
Here’s a puzzle: How do Palestinian refugees differ from the other 135 million 20th-century refugees? Answer: In every other instance, the pain of dispossession, statelessness, and poverty has diminished over time. Refugees eventually either resettled, returned... by George Reisman | Aug 22, 2003 | POLITICS
Many countries often thought to be socialist, either now or in the past, such as Sweden, Israel, and Britain under the old Labor Party, should be thought of as hampered market economies instead.
by Dianne Durante | Aug 22, 2003 | Movies
With a long-term war in progress and threats of further terrorist attacks on American soil, is it mere escapism to go to movies such as Harry Potter? Not at all; such movies provide something just as essential to winning a war as weapons and soldiers. Harry Potter... by Thomas Sowell | Aug 22, 2003 | POLITICS
Here we are, five months after the war in Iraq began, and we haven’t yet solved all of that country’s problems. Who would have thought that we would? Apparently a significant section of the American media either thought that we would or is simply piling on... by Charles Josh | Aug 21, 2003 | POLITICS, Terrorism
Next month it will be the second anniversary of the worst day in American history. How goes the war? To our government’s credit there has not been a repeat terrorist attack in the US. The Taliban government was overthrown. Saddam Hussein is no longer a... by Thomas Sowell | Aug 21, 2003 | POLITICS
Just a week ago, Arnold Schwarzenegger was the political sensation of California — and of the national media, with his face on the cover of both Time and Newsweek. Polls showed him leading everyone in the horde of candidates for governor by a wide margin. Now... by Don Luskin | Aug 20, 2003 | POLITICS
In writing so much about Paul Krugman I have, to some extent, become distracted from writing about the most common and most dangerous media manifestation of the conspiracy to keep you poor and stupid. Krugman’s only a very special case of it: his writings about...