by Thomas Sowell | Oct 21, 2001 | POLITICS
The motto used to be: “Boys will be boys.” Today, the motto seems to be: “Boys will be medicated.” Of nearly 20 million prescriptions written last year for drugs to treat “attention deficit hyperactivity disorder,” most were for... by Michelle Malkin | Oct 20, 2001 | POLITICS
The first newspaper job I ever had was a very brief summer stint as a press inserter. You stand in front of a mammoth piece of machinery along with a dozen or so other workers. Grab a pair of earplugs and haul a 25-pound stack of advertising supplements over to your... by George F Smith | Oct 20, 2001 | POLITICS
Heard the one about the Georgetown lawyer held captive by a British naval commander while his fleet bombarded an American fort? Being an attorney he liked words, and after witnessing a barrage lasting longer than a day, he felt inspired to write a poem on the back of... by James Glassman | Oct 20, 2001 | Environment
Bjorn Lomborg isn’t one to abandon his politics just because he strays from the established line on the environment. The Danish statistics professor would rather solve the pressing problems of the world effectively. Tech Central Station’s James K. Glassman... by Ana I. Eiras and Brett D. Schaefer | Oct 19, 2001 | POLITICS
Argentine officials visited Washington last month to discuss the country’s efforts to address its economic crisis with the International Monetary Fund. They recently received a temporary reprieve when the IMF agreed to speed up a $1.2 billion payment of its... by Larry Elder | Oct 19, 2001 | POLITICS
The Islamic-Christian Summit met, after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, for two days in Rome. They sought to issue a joint statement of condemnation of the terrorist attacks. Nineteen Christian and a dozen Muslim delegates — members of the clergy, scholars and... by Casie Leach | Oct 18, 2001 | Education, POLITICS, Terrorism
The events of September 11 have been the primary subject of discussion on college campuses across America. A patriotic fervor has been revived, with flags popping up in virtually every yard and on every car. However, after reading the editorials that appeared in last... by Thomas Sowell | Oct 18, 2001 | POLITICS
Some of the intelligentsia are yelling louder than ever that they are being silenced. Professors, journalists and others who have made grossly offensive remarks in the wake of the September 11th terrorist attack are shocked that other Americans are criticizing them... by Charli Coon | Oct 17, 2001 | POLITICS, Price Controls
Even the Department of Energy’s study found that price caps — which, let’s not forget, are what got California into this mess in the first place — won’t improve the energy situation. In fact, they’ll likely make it worse. The study...
