by James Glassman | Dec 5, 2002 | POLITICS
“There remains an illusion among investors, especially professional money managers and analysts, that with enough digging and number-crunching, uncertainty can be conquered.” Unfortunately, it can’t. That’s the thrust of one of the best essays... by Thomas Sowell | Dec 5, 2002 | POLITICS
After Senator Tom Daschle created a stir by attacking Rush Limbaugh and other conservative voices in the media as somehow responsible for death threats to politicians like himself, his total absence of any evidence made him look ridiculous. However, this charge was... by Glenn Woiceshyn | Dec 4, 2002 | POLITICS
The recent terrorist attacks in Kenya (and in Bali on Oct. 12) should be a wake-up call to all those who want to fight terrorism. Islamic terrorism will continue and worsen as long as there exists dictatorial regimes — Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Syria, etc.... by Edwin Feulner | Dec 4, 2002 | POLITICS
It’s come to this: The federal government has accumulated such a huge backlog of uncollected tax debts that the IRS is thinking about hiring private bill collectors to help track down the missing funds. They’re also offering deals to taxpayers who use... by Thomas Sowell | Dec 4, 2002 | POLITICS
Although Republicans have regained control of the Senate, in a numerical sense, controlling the Senate in reality is a much tougher job. The ability of a minority in the Senate to filibuster things they object to means that real control may require 60 votes to shut... by Thomas Sowell | Dec 3, 2002 | POLITICS
While the most immediate effect of the Republicans’ election victories has been to strengthen President Bush’s hand in dealing with the threat of Saddam Hussein, the most important long-run effect may be on the kind of federal judges who will shape the... by Robert W Tracinski | Dec 3, 2002 | POLITICS
Environmentalists are up in arms about a recent Bush administration proposal to reduce red tape on logging in federal lands. But what this controversy is really about is not just the “conservation” of forests, but the conservation of the vast, arbitrary... by Richard Parker M.D. | Dec 2, 2002 | Abortion, POLITICS, Women's Rights
I was recently confronted in the Emergency Department with a situation I rarely encounter: a woman requesting “the morning after pill.” Since I practice in a largely conservative state, for a few minutes I introspectively debated whether I should provide... by Ralph R. Reiland | Dec 2, 2002 | POLITICS
Given the unequivocal rout in the Nov. 5 election, there’s been no shortage of friendly advice on how the Democratic Party can resuscitate itself. From Sen. Zell Miller, a Georgia Democrat, looking at the prospect that Rep. Nancy Pelosi of San Francisco will...
