by James Glassman | Apr 17, 2003 | POLITICS
The entire op-ed page of the New York Times on March 1 was consumed by six pieces under the general heading, “The New AIDS Fight.” So far, so good. But take a look
by Walter Williams | Apr 17, 2003 | POLITICS
There’s considerable unnecessary confusion and debate on public policy issues that would be more intelligently discussed and resolved if we’d say what is actually meant rather than using euphemistic disguises. The Grutter and Gratz vs. Bollinger cases...
by Thomas Sowell | Apr 17, 2003 | POLITICS
Perhaps nothing so epitomized what is wrong with the media as Wolf Blitzer of CNN “reporting” on the war in Iraq, talking not about what had happened but about something that had not happened. No one had yet found weapons of mass destruction, he said, even...
by Bruce Bartlett | Apr 16, 2003 | Asia, Money & Banking, POLITICS
Back in the 1980s, a lot of best-selling books were written about how the United States should emulate Japan. Pursuing free market economics based on individual entrepreneurs was passe, so it was often said by Ronald Reagan’s critics. Instead, we should follow...
by James Glassman | Apr 16, 2003 | POLITICS
Among financial scholars, it’s an article of faith that the vast majority of investors can’t beat the stock market regularly. According to the traditional academic literature, if you invest long enough, spread your money around in a diversified portfolio,...
by Elan Journo | Apr 16, 2003 | Middle East & Israel, POLITICS
Estimated to cost as much as $200 billion, the plan for rebuilding post-war Iraq is astounding in its scope–from repairing roads and sewer systems to revamping the Iraqi government payroll system and printing school textbooks. Yet no one is paying attention to...
by S.M. Oliva | Apr 16, 2003 | POLITICS
Mike Weir became the first Canadian, and first left-hander, to win the Masters. Weir triumphed in a one-hole playoff with American journeyman Len Mattiace after both players finished the tournament 7-under-par. Although the playoff was somewhat anticlimactic–a...
by Bruce Bartlett | Apr 15, 2003 | Middle East & Israel, POLITICS
Leaders of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund met in Washington over the weekend for their annual spring meeting. They were under great pressure from the United States to step in to Iraq and help get that country’s economy back on its feet. However,...
by James Glassman | Apr 15, 2003 | POLITICS
Three months ago, President Bush proposed reviving the economy with a package that would cut the tax bills of 92 million Americans. The president has had other things on his mind since then, and the opposition of only a few Senators pared the package back in the...
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