by Warren Ross | Oct 2, 2001 | POLITICS
There is a lot of confusion about the nature of Islam, and the extent to which it is the religion itself, as opposed to an “extremist” wing of it, that breeds terrorism. President Bush believes that Islam has been “hijacked” by the terrorists...
by Robert W Tracinski | Oct 1, 2001 | POLITICS
They condemn us for the “arrogant imperialism” of our foreign policy. They claim America is motivated by a predatory greed to plunder the world’s natural resources. They say that we are the real terrorists and that we deserved Black Tuesday’s...
by Thomas Sowell | Oct 1, 2001 | POLITICS
There was a certain painful irony when Barry Bonds passed Mickey Mantle in lifetime home runs. Mantle hit 536 home runs in his great career, but he was washed up when he was at the same age at which Bonds is now having his greatest season. Mickey himself blamed...
by Alan Luber | Sep 29, 2001 | POLITICS
There’s an old saying that goes something like this: “Just because you’re paranoid, it doesn’t mean they’re not out to get you.” I urge all of you to be paranoid to the nth degree with respect to taking precautions to protect your...
by David Tucker | Sep 29, 2001 | POLITICS
The UN Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance in Durban, South Africa recently adjourned. If you heard or read any of the Press coverage of this event, you know that the organizers and participants regretted that the...
by Larry Elder | Sep 28, 2001 | POLITICS
“Well, I just think that you’re painting a horrible picture of what we’re about,” said Senator Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., in response to the question I asked last week. My question that provoked such an indignant response? “Senator,”...
by Don Luskin | Sep 28, 2001 | POLITICS
A report Tuesday from Steve Galbraith, strategist at Morgan Stanley, slashed his 2001 earnings forecast for the S&P 500 from $51 to $46 — about a 10% cut. But from the 1092 S&P close the day before the September 11 terrorist attack through the 1003 close...
by Thomas Sowell | Sep 27, 2001 | Economics, POLITICS
Among the suggestions being made for getting the American economy moving up again is a reduction in the capital gains tax. But any such suggestion makes people on the left go ballistic. It is “trickle down” economics, they cry. Liberals claim that those...
by George F Smith | Sep 27, 2001 | POLITICS
Crisis is good for statist-leaning governments such as ours because it affords them the opportunity to package new oppressions under the guise of needed security. Lately, we’ve been treated to the idea of a national ID card so our police can tell good guys from...
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