by Jeff Jacoby | Feb 27, 2002 | POLITICS
On Sunday, February 3rd, Yasser Arafat published an 1,100-word op-ed column, “The Palestinian Vision of Peace,” in The New York Times. In it, he wrote that the Palestinian people yearn to live “as an equal neighbor alongside Israel with peace and... by David C. John | Feb 27, 2002 | POLITICS
“When it comes to waging war on terrorism, the president has our total support,” says Rep. John Spratt Jr., D-S.C., a member of the House Budget Committee. “But national security and homeland security need not come at the expense of Social... by Jack Welch | Feb 27, 2002 | POLITICS
Jack Welch is arguably the most famous CEO in the world. His 20-year reign as the head of General Electric brought the company from bureaucratic behemoth to dynamic and revered powerhouse. During his tenure, GE market value grew from $13 billion to $500 billion. In... by Andrew West | Feb 27, 2002 | Economics, POLITICS
Nearly half a century ago the popular economist John Maynard Keynes wrote, “Practical men, who believe themselves to be quite exempt from intellectual influences, are usually the slaves of some defunct economist. Madmen in authority, who hear voices in the air,... by Ayn Rand Bookstore | Feb 27, 2002 | Books
Blacks are too often unwilling to accept individual responsibility for their lives and to exert individual initiative to create opportunities for success.
by Daniel Pipes & Jonathan Schanzer | Feb 26, 2002 | POLITICS
A donor conference for Afghanistan convened in Tokyo last week had every appearance of being humane, moral, and sensible. Representatives from sixty governments pledged to help rebuild Afghanistan by committing at least $1.7 billion in 2002 and $10.2 billion over the... by Todd Gaziano | Feb 26, 2002 | Elections, POLITICS
Myth #1: “Shays-Meehan is constitutional.” Any bill that attempts to “equalize” citizens’ political speech through criminal and civil penalties for “excessive” or “unfair” speech violates the First Amendment, which... by Andrew West | Feb 26, 2002 | Economics, POLITICS
Over the past couple of years, events like the Internet and more recently, the Enron and Global Crossing debacles, have spurred people to reconsider the Efficient Markets Hypothesis, “EMH.” For those unfamiliar with EMH, here’s a brief textbook... by Daniel Fisk & Brett D. Schaefer | Feb 25, 2002 | POLITICS
You may think you know what happened on Jan. 3, 2002 when Israeli Navy Seals seized the Karine A, a cargo ship carrying 50 tons of contraband Katyusha rockets, anti-tank missiles, mortars, mines, explosives, and sniper rifles. You may think the ship’s captain...
