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... by Scott Holleran | Jun 28, 2003 | Healthcare, POLITICS
Last Thursday night, Congress approved President Bush’s expansion of Medicare by one vote. Once Bush signs the bill, every American over age 65 will lose the freedom to choose, pay for and control drug treatments. The proposal, set to start in three years, is a... by David Holcberg | Jun 27, 2003 | POLITICS
If Sam Waksal had read Atlas Shrugged, he may have walked free. In a memorable scene in Atlas Shrugged, Hank Rearden, a self-made steel magnate, sat, like Waksal, in a courtroom, on trial. Rearden, like Waksal, had violated the law. Rearden’s crime had been to... by Michelle Malkin | Jun 27, 2003 | POLITICS
Exploiting junk science is great for re-election campaign coffers. Thus, one of Sen. Hillary Clinton’s first major crusades after she took office was to whip up public health hysteria on Long Island, where some activists have blamed slightly elevated breast... by Bruce Bartlett | Jun 27, 2003 | POLITICS
One of the hottest documents circulating around Washington today is a highly technical, statistics-laden, 131-page paper by Hoover Institution economist Michael Boskin. First reported by Jim McTague in Barron’s on June 16, it estimates that the taxation of... by Michelle Malkin | Jun 26, 2003 | WORLD
There was only one thing that disturbed me more than President Bush’s mushy comments praising socially engineered campus “diversity” this week. It was the newspaper photos and television broadcasts of militant Asian activists joining other liberal... by Thomas Sowell | Jun 26, 2003 | POLITICS, Racism
There was some talk recently about upcoming vacancies on the Supreme Court because some retirements were expected. However, the High Court’s decision on affirmative action suggests that there are already vacancies, even though no one has resigned. We can only... by Radley Balko | Jun 25, 2003 | POLITICS, Regulation
Ever wondered how the whole airline fare system works? Why is it, for example, that the guy you sat next to on that flight to Schenectady got a fare that was half of what you paid? Why is it that fares booked a month out are cheaper than fares booked two weeks out,... by Bruce Bartlett | Jun 25, 2003 | POLITICS
One of the problems with polling is that people are often given open-ended alternatives to specific people and issues. For example, a political candidate may poll poorly when an opponent is unspecified, because people in effect insert their ideal candidate as the...
