by Alan Caruba | Jul 2, 2003 | POLITICS
I have a friend who says America needs a new Declaration of Independence. Specifically, he says the United States needs to declare its independence from the United Nations. There is little the US gains from being tied to the dictates of the UN and much to lose as it... by Thomas Sowell | Jul 2, 2003 | POLITICS
Denials of media bias seem to have become more frequent or more vehement lately. Some in the media try to dismiss the accusation as old stuff. But the only real question is whether it is true, because the truth doesn’t wear out with the passage of time. Media... by Walter Williams | Jul 2, 2003 | POLITICS
In last week’s U.S. Supreme Court’s affirmative action decision, Justice Clarence Thomas’ dissent included a quotation from an 1865 speech by abolitionist Frederick Douglass. “What I ask for the Negro,” Douglass said, “is not... by Bruce Bartlett | Jul 1, 2003 | Europe, POLITICS
In the 15th century, a young woman named Joan rallied the people of France to revolt against their English oppressors. Today, another young woman, named Sabine Herold, is trying to do the same thing. Only she is not trying to save France from foreign invaders but from... by Thomas Sowell | Jul 1, 2003 | POLITICS
Why do we celebrate the Fourth of July? After all, we are taught from kindergarten to the universities that all cultures are entitled to equal respect. Why then celebrate the creation of a nation that is no better than any other nation? Indeed, if you heard only the... by Uriah Kriegel | Jun 30, 2003 | POLITICS
Early on in the 2000 presidential race, President Bush unveiled his plan for a $1.6 trillion tax cut. Back then, the justification was that the economy was in great shape, and the designated beneficiaries were, as Bush put it, “those who paid the bill,”... by Ralph R. Reiland | Jun 29, 2003 | POLITICS, War with Iran
“Happy colors became sinful, joy became a crime, and death was worshipped.” That’s how Reza Mahmoodshahi, writing last December in The Cornell Review, describes what happened in 1979 when Ayatollah Khomeini returned from exile and assumed his post as... by James Glassman | Jun 29, 2003 | POLITICS
Over the past few months, the stock market has put on one of those frequent demonstrations that show exactly why smart investors buy stocks and hold on to them — or, better yet, why they consistently buy more. The economic news has not been good, with... by Robert W Tracinski | Jun 28, 2003 | POLITICS
Imagine a society in which an unelected, few people, qualified for power only by their mastery of esoteric terminology and incantations, are able to dictate our everyday lives in the most minute detail–growing rich in the process by siphoning off unearned...
