by Don Luskin | Dec 12, 2002 | POLITICS
What is “economic analysis” when it comes from a newspaper? It’s usually just like Daniel Altman’s “Economic Analysis” column in the New York Times this morning: a montage of sound-bites from “experts” (or, if not... by Jennifer Garrett | Dec 11, 2002 | POLITICS
The big winners on Election Day weren’t politicians. They were students. That’s because many of the politicians who won — Gov. Jeb Bush of Florida and Senator-elect James Talent of Missouri, to name just two — are vocal supporters of school... by Robert W Tracinski | Dec 11, 2002 | POLITICS
Rebelling against tyranny is a lonely business these days. If the brave citizens of an oppressed country dare to resist evil, they can expect the rest of the supposedly civilized world to react with hostility or indifference. That’s the case right now in... by John Bragg | Dec 11, 2002 | POLITICS
On Thursday, December 5, 2002, Republican Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott said: “When Strom Thurmond ran for president, we voted for him. We’re proud of it. And if the rest of the country had followed our lead, we wouldn’t have had all these... by Wayne Dunn | Dec 10, 2002 | POLITICS
This past campaign season, Democrats such as Missouri’s Jean Carnahan ran spots bashing pharmaceutical companies for advertising prescription drugs and “passing the cost on to seniors.” While this argument wasn’t the shot in the arm Democrats... by Ralph R. Reiland | Dec 10, 2002 | POLITICS
Last month, we saw how the American people reacted to George W. Bush’s first two years in the White House. “Republicans defied history by expanding their House majority in yesterday’s midterm elections,” reported The Washington Post on the... by Alex Epstein | Dec 10, 2002 | POLITICS
There is an increasingly vocal movement that seeks to engage America in ever longer, wider, and more costly wars–leading to thousands and perhaps millions of unnecessary deaths. This movement calls itself the “anti-war” movement. Across America and... by Thomas Sowell | Dec 9, 2002 | Environment
“Socialism is a wonderful idea.” It is only as a reality that it has been disastrous. Among people of every race, color, and creed, all around the world, socialism has led to hunger in countries that used to have surplus food to export. Its economic... by Dr Michael Hurd | Dec 9, 2002 | POLITICS
Government-financed terrorism insurance? Republicans hope it will ‘stimulate’ the economy. It just might, short-term — but at the expense of making individuals ever-more dependent on government handouts; and at the expense of reinforcing the false...
