by Daniel Pipes | Jan 21, 2003 | Europe, POLITICS
Things looked so clear in the immediate aftermath of 9/11, when the forces of civilization stood on one side and the barbarians on the other. The very evening after the attack, President Bush announced that “America and our friends and allies join with all those... by Ralph R. Reiland | Jan 21, 2003 | Economics, POLITICS
Upset with President Bush’s tax cut plan, columnist Molly Ivins warns that America’s more well-to-do taxpayers might go out and doing something unproductive if the government seizes a smaller portion of their incomes.”There’s no... by George Reisman | Jan 20, 2003 | Regulation
What is essential for safety is not bureaucratic regulation, but free, motivated human intelligence and judgment, which includes a consideration of the costs of achieving greater degrees of safety.
by Peter Krembs | Jan 20, 2003 | Military, POLITICS
Since the attacks on 9-11, the issue of the draft has sat simmering on the backburner of American politics with intermittent bouts on the front pages of political news. Its latest proponent is Congressman Charles Rangel, a left-darling from New York, whose entire... by James Glassman | Jan 20, 2003 | POLITICS
When I heard that President Bush was proposing to eliminate the double taxation of dividends, I immediately exclaimed, “Arf!” I was thinking of the Dogs of the Dow, those high-yielding blue chips that gained notoriety nearly a decade ago. If it becomes... by Daniel J Mitchell | Jan 19, 2003 | POLITICS, Regulation
Three days before President Bill Clinton left office, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) proposed a regulation (No. 126100-00) that would have forced American banks to report the interest they pay on the deposits of nonresident aliens. The IRS openly admitted that the... by Jeff Jacoby | Jan 19, 2003 | POLITICS
As a justification for racial preferences, “diversity” is one of the great fig leaves of modern American academia. It first appeared in 1978 — well after affirmative action had degenerated into the practice of admitting students on the basis of... by Don Luskin | Jan 18, 2003 | POLITICS
I haven’t been much of a fan of the proposal to eliminate taxes on dividend income. But a new wrinkle in the Bush administration’s tax plan is making a believer out of me. What our growth-challenged economy needs most right now is a cut in capital-gains... by S.M. Oliva | Jan 18, 2003 | POLITICS
Last December The Center for the Advancement of Capitalism (CAC) issued a report addressing the continuing controversy between the National Council of Women’s Organizations and the Augusta National Golf Club. CAC’s report was not meant to assess...
