by Don Luskin | Jul 1, 2001 | POLITICS
What to make of this completely crazed market? It’s simple (but that doesn’t make it any more bearable): we’re right on a major cusp. Four critical indices — the NASDAQ Composite, the Russell 2000, the Wilshire Total Market Value Index, and the... by Thomas Sowell | Jul 1, 2001 | Housing, POLITICS
The obvious makes headlines in California. Maybe this shows that a sense of reality or common sense is not something that can be taken for granted among Californians. A recent headline stretching across the top of the front page announced that “Population dwarfs... by Merrill Matthews Jr. | Jun 30, 2001 | Healthcare, POLITICS
Republicans have never been big fans of reforming the health insurance system, nor have many of them ever taken the time to learn much about it. Of course, that won’t be a surprise to anyone who has watched Republicans pass one bad piece of health care... by Emmanuel Forgolou | Jun 29, 2001 | POLITICS
Every expression that appeals to man’s highest ideals is a source of inspiration. It is the quick route that bridges a man’s emotions to his thoughts and reveals his innermost soul through his responses. The importance of inspiration for human life is... by Henrik Unne | Jun 27, 2001 | Philosophy
The eminent philosopher Ayn Rand once observed that the really major battle in our time is not between capitalism and Communism. The really major battle is between capitalism and altruism.
by Kendra Okonski | Jun 26, 2001 | POLITICS
While most Americans celebrated their blessings, both material and spiritual, on Thanksgiving last year, the anti-consumer movement united to celebrate Buy Nothing Day. They called for a boycott of shopping, buying . . . indeed, consumption itself. Adbusters, an... by Conrad F. Meier | Jun 25, 2001 | POLITICS
A mature Harry Potter has traveled through the Outerland, to the banks of the Hogwash. From here he can see his final destination: the Ministry of the Village. The Villages’ inhabitants, known as Republocrats, are faceless mutations of an old two-party political... by Dr Michael Hurd | Jun 24, 2001 | POLITICS
New polls are showing increased support for banning the use of cell phones while driving. Here we go again. I have a better idea: why don’t we simply hold people accountable for bad driving? If you drive poorly, then you should be held accountable whether you... by Brett Schaefer | Jun 23, 2001 | POLITICS
Reminiscent of the “crony capitalism” that contributed to the 1997 Asian financial crisis, the South Korean government has recently bailed out several financially strapped chaebols, violating its own bailout agreement with the International Monetary Fund....
