by Raul Damas | May 6, 2003 | Cuba & Castro, POLITICS
Around this time in 2001, Secretary of State Colin Powell took it on the chin for opining, “Castro has done some good things for his people.” Last month Powell spoke about the Castro regime much more honestly, stating that the recent crackdown, sham trials... by Carter Laren | May 6, 2003 | POLITICS
There are plenty of otherwise rational individuals in the world who avoid confrontation at all costs, as if getting labeled a “Capitalist” was somehow worse than actually being one. This article is dedicated to them. Sometimes, even I receive hate mail.... by Norbert Michel | May 5, 2003 | POLITICS
Can we afford a big tax cut right now? That’s what the arguments against the president’s $726 billion proposal boil down to, really. The fact that we’ve been at war, that the economy remains sluggish, that we’ve returned to deficit spending... by Michael Giorgino | May 5, 2003 | Constitution, Middle East & Israel, POLITICS
As the statue of Saddam Hussein came crashing down, President Bush told the Iraqi people, “You deserve better than tyranny and corruption and torture chambers. You deserve to live as free people. And I assure every citizen of Iraq: your nation will soon be... by Daniel J Mitchell | May 4, 2003 | POLITICS
Listening to Washington policy-makers haggle over the size of President Bush’s proposed tax cut — $350 billion over the next decade? $550 billion? $726 billion? — you would think nothing matters much beyond the price tag.Just as important, though, is... by James Glassman | May 4, 2003 | POLITICS
The SEC is investigating possible abuses by the “specialist” firms that match buyers and sellers on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. The probe comes after revelations that the exchange itself had launched an investigation last year that is now... by Tom DeWeese | May 3, 2003 | POLITICS, United Nations
United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan continues to claim that only the UN can grant legitimacy to the United States’ successful war to topple Saddam Hussein. Rationally, that claim can be viewed as little more than a pathetic, baseless whine from those... by Thomas Sowell | May 3, 2003 | POLITICS
Those for whom indignation is a way of life often inform us of the fact that families or households in the top 10 or 20 percent in income make far more money than people in the bottom 10 or 20 percent in income. What they almost never inform us of are how much money... by Don Luskin | May 3, 2003 | POLITICS
If President Bush and his team want a great argument to support their proposed elimination of the unfair double taxation of dividends and retained earnings, they should look to an excellent column in the “Week In Review” section of last month’s New...
