by Ronald D. Utt | Aug 23, 2002 | POLITICS
Art Modell, owner of the NFL Baltimore Ravens, observed during one of his struggles to get local taxpayers to build him a stadium that “The pride and presence of a professional football team is far more important than 30 libraries, and I say that with all due... by Sallie Baliunas & Willie Soon | Aug 22, 2002 | POLITICS
In 2001 the National Science Foundation surveyed 1,500 people nationwide and found that 77% believed that “increased carbon dioxide and other gases released into the atmosphere will, if unchecked, lead to global warming …” Yet half of those polled... by Alan Luber | Aug 21, 2002 | POLITICS
From time to time, I like to write a column about a subject that is near and dear to my heart: customer service. Sometimes I use these columns as a forum to recognize companies who do an outstanding job of providing customer service. Sadly, I so rarely have positive... by Dr Michael Hurd | Aug 21, 2002 | POLITICS
You can’t go changing regimes just because you don’t like them! So claims a caller on a talk radio show, regarding whether or not President Bush should ever topple Saddam Hussein. This claim is wrong. It’s based on numerous faulty premises, such as:... by Thomas Sowell | Aug 20, 2002 | POLITICS
There was a painful irony in an upbeat newspaper story about a man of modest income who was able to continue living in San Mateo County, California, only because he could rent a government-subsidized apartment for $850 a month. Without the subsidy, the rent would... by James Glassman | Aug 20, 2002 | POLITICS
In what may be the best signal yet that the stock market has hit bottom and is on its way back up, this week I am going to write about bonds. Regular readers know that I am not fond of bonds as long-term investments. History has convinced me that they return far less... by Pejman Yousefzadeh | Aug 19, 2002 | POLITICS, Terrorism
I just recently finished reading Carl von Clausewitz’s On War (Vom Kriege)–the first time I had read the book since college. It occurred to me just how much the planners of the war on terrorism can learn from Clausewitz as they strategize the destruction... by James Phillips | Aug 18, 2002 | POLITICS, War with Iran
It’s turning into another long, hot summer for Iran’s rulers. Riots are bubbling up throughout the Middle Eastern nation, just as they have in past summers, and the list of reasons are as long as the beards of the old men who govern the country: Economic... by Thomas Sowell | Aug 18, 2002 | Housing, POLITICS
A black man waiting at a bus stop called to me as I was bicycling down the street: “You’re the first black man I have seen over here in a long time.” “It will be a long time before you see the next one,” I said, and we both laughed. In a...
