by Thomas Sowell | May 2, 2003 | POLITICS
Two unrelated events last week provide some clues as to why our education system is failing. First, Canada College in San Mateo, California, held a job fair — for kindergartners! Apparently there is nothing too silly to spend the taxpayers’ money on, even... by Bruce Bartlett | May 2, 2003 | POLITICS
The Bush administration is rapidly losing control of the tax legislative process. Its unwillingness to acknowledge that its plan needed to be totally rethought once a $350 billion revenue loss cap was imposed in the Senate has created an anarchic situation in... by James Glassman | May 2, 2003 | POLITICS
Although he’s in Houston and I’m in Washington without one of those phone cams that the Iraq war made famous, I can see Marshall Adkins jumping up and down with enthusiasm. “Rigs are going to go berserk for the next five or six years!”... by Paul J. Beard II | May 2, 2003 | Middle East & Israel, POLITICS
For years, we have heard about Saddam’s brutal suppression of political freedoms in Iraq where free elections, free speech, and a free press were non-existent. But we have heard little about the absence in Iraq of economic freedom and opportunity. As leader of... by Edwin A Locke | May 1, 2003 | POLITICS
May Day will once again be celebrated by left-wing and environmentalist protestors united by a single emotion: a virulent hatred of capitalism, especially global capitalism.
by Daniel J Mitchell | Apr 30, 2003 | Europe, POLITICS
Yes, folks, it finally happened. French President Jacques Chirac swallowed his pride and placed a let’s-be-friends-again phone call to President Bush.As well he should have. France’s behavior regarding Iraq has been despicable. In addition to providing... by Nicholas Provenzo | Apr 30, 2003 | POLITICS
I am a Republican. I chose to be a Republican because in our current political climate, and compared to the alternatives, I judge the Republican Party to offer the best defense of my values. That said, the Republican Party infuriates me. As someone who is... by Rachel Lucas | Apr 30, 2003 | Free Speech, POLITICS
Dear Janeane, You are an idiot of breathtaking proportions. This is incontrovertible based on your recent statement that said: “Hate mail bothers me less than what happens to the Dixie Chicks. There are boycotts and guys driving tractors over their CDs –... by Bruce Bartlett | Apr 29, 2003 | POLITICS
President Bush’s plan to eliminate the double taxation of corporate profits, by exempting dividends from taxation, appears to be on life support. Even before his tax package was reduced from $726 billion to $550 billion in the House and $350 billion in the...
