What Is Killing The Stock Market? Government Regulation
Politicians and economic analysts are shocked. They have told us for weeks that the stock market is crashing because of low “investor confidence” in response to a “crime wave” of corporate fraud–made possible by “a climate of lax...Living Through a Bear Market
As the stock market falls for the third straight year — something that hasn’t happened since 1941 — I get asked three questions: 1. When will it end? 2. Why is it happening? 3. What should I do? The third question is by far the most important, and...Voucher Backlash
Opponents of school vouchers have grown desperate in the wake of the Supreme Court’s refusal to outlaw vouchers as violations of the First Amendment. And desperation seldom produces clarity of thought. It was particularly painful to read an outburst by Cynthia...Stock Market: Cheap and Unstable
As of yesterday’s close, the S&P 500 has lost 46.2% on a total return basis (including receipt of dividends) since the top in 2000. That exceeds the loss of 45.1% in the 1973-74 bear market — but it’s still shy of the 49.9% lost in the 1937-38...Prescription Drug Benefits Violate the Rights of Drug Companies
As both Democratic and Republican proposals to provide prescription drug benefits for the elderly failed in the Senate, members of both parties vowed to try to reach a compromise and get a bill passed as early as next week. Any such bill, if approved, would be a...The ACLU vs. American Liberty
The American Civil Liberties Union recently released a white paper admitting that it is not particularly concerned with defending free speech. But not to worry, this does not make the ACLU purposeless: according to the paper, the leaders in the ACLU derive just as...China as a Model for ‘Sustainable Development’?
There’s an old maxim in moral philosophy that says, “the ends never justify the means.” Of course, lots of utilitarians think that is so much moral posturing and nonsense. They proffer hypothetical arguments to debunk that maxim, such as: “If...Peace in the Middle East: Democracy Guarantees Nothing
Bush’s assertion that Palestinians should elect someone not “compromised” by terror is regretfully unrealistic.
CAPITALISM REVIEW
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- Verifying Universal Mail In Ballots
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- Shooting of Renee Good: Irresponsible to Immediately Proclaim This a Murder
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