While Americans were home enjoying our Thanksgiving bounty of political controversy, Indonesia's President Wahid Abdurrahman decided to raise a political ruckus of his own in Asia. At a recent meeting of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN), Wahid...
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Anecdotal Economics: Leave Crane Hunting in China To Bird Watchers
Crane hunting is the craze for foreign investors traveling in China. Seemingly every morning an American wakes up bright and early in his five star hotel built in the coastal cities expressly for the purpose of pampering foreign investors with expense accounts. He...
The Amish Against The Feds
Everything I learned about the Amish, I learned from the old Harrison Ford movie, "Witness." Members of this pacifist religious community don't use electricity or listen to music. The women wear bonnets. The men drive black buggies. Thanks to principled elders,...
How Encyclopedia Britannica Was Blown To Bits
The following is an excerpt from the book:Blown to Bits : How the New Economics of Information Transforms Strategy A Cautionary Tale In 1768, three Scottish printers began publishing an integrated compendium of knowledge -- the earliest and most famous encyclopedia in...
Moral Inversion in the Middle East
Israel should never have engaged in peace talks with a man who has repeatedly called for its destruction, and who has actively planned, led and participated in terrorist attacks that resulted in the deaths of hundreds of its citizens.
Where are the Bloodhounds?
Is the media coverage of the election fiasco biased in favor of Gore? Many small instances of bias show up in reporters' choice of words. When Democrats take to the streets, for example, they are always described as "demonstrators" or "protesters" -- but Republican...
Amazing Politics
AMERICAN POLITICS, the only thing more amazing than the Democrats are the Republicans. How are the Democrats amazing? Let me count the ways. Whether it is petroleum, housing or teachers, Democrats restrict the supply and are then astonished at the inevitable bad...
Napster is About Freeloading, not Freedom
Conservatives have been at the forefront of defending Microsoft's intellectual property rights, but are reluctant to criticize Napster for fear of seeming anti-technology and pro-government. Don't be intimidated by the cyber-mob. Napster is about freeloading, not...
Letter to the Greek Government Condemning Conscription
Dear Sir, The policy of military conscription followed by the Greek government is an absolute and unmitigated outrage. At the beginning of their adult lives, young Greek men are enslaved into the military, with their formative years, career plans, and even their lives...
Out of America: A Black Man Confronts Africa
Before my arrival in Africa, I had spent four years reporting from southeast Asia. What I found in Asia was a region of amazing economic dynamism, a place largely defined by more than a decade of steady growth and development, vastly improved living standards, and...
Conspiracy Theories
Q: What are your thoughts on assertions of a conspiracy by Republicans to steal the presidential election -- made by Democrats and the mainstream media? It seems "conspiracy theories" abound today, by both the left and the right. What's at the core of this mentality?...
The Solution to Africa’s Problems is Not Socialism But Freedom
Tidjane Thiam, writing in Newsweek's recent special edition, says democracy is vital to economic growth. As minister of planning and economic development of Cote d'Ivoire, Thiam says: "Africa has paid too little attention to political modernization. Too many African...
Let the Sun Shine on the Supremes: Open up the Courts to America
When will the high and mighty hermits on the U.S. Supreme Court get over themselves and get with the 21st century? Unlike the judiciaries in 47 states, the highest court in the land still refuses to allow its hearings to be televised. Thanks to snooty traditions,...
Wading Through the Gore Camp’s Shameless Lies
Florida has now given us the most famous dimples since Shirley Temple and the most famous long count since Tunney and Dempsey. Meanwhile, the Gore camp has given us the most shameless lies since Bill Clinton. Lie number one is that there are "uncounted votes" out...
The Democrats “World of Non-A”
Two thousand years ago, the Greek philosopher Aristotle named one of the basic rules of reality: "A is A." Reality is what it is. Contradictions cannot exist. This rule came to be known as the Law of Identity. Early in the 20th century, another philosopher tried to...
Every Guess Must Count?
"Every vote must count!" has been the magic mantra of Florida judges who are trying to give Al Gore the electoral victory that the voters failed to give him. "Every guess must count!" is more like it, when courts start authorizing local Democratic officials in heavily...
The Relation Between Political Freedom and Economic Prosperity
The seventh edition of the Heritage Foundation and The Wall Street Journal's Index of Economic Freedom was released this month and has confirmed, once again, that a positive relationship exists between economic freedom and living standards. The index, which is...
Ploys ‘R Us: The Legal Store for Democrats Seeking To Steal Elections
The Florida Supreme Court has disgraced itself and undermined election laws, not just for this election in Florida but for future elections across the country. Any future losing candidate in a close election now knows that he need only create enough noise and...
In the Battle for the Presidency, Who Should Win: Man or Machine?
The only thing all Republicans and Democrats seem to agree with, is that the vote count should be "fair, accurate, and final." But what do these concepts mean? Who should do the counting? And how should the counting be done? These concepts certainly seem to mean very...
How Justice Was Lost: A Criminal System Driven Not By Justice But By Conviction Rates
While Democrats conspire to steal the presidential election from Republicans, prosecutors, police and even judges conspire to steal justice from the American people. The public was shocked to learn that the highly respected FBI Crime Lab was manufacturing false...
The Democratic Nazi Party
Two weeks after Americans chose a new president on Nov. 7, the Democratic Party is still trying to change the vote count. Responding to this unusual situation, The Wall Street Journal called on Republicans not to allow Democrats to steal the election and with it the...
A Double Standard at CNN
Pardon me for taking this opportunity to vent my anger.
A Politically Correct Nobel Peace Prize for Murder
Stanley "Tookie" Williams was nominated for the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize this week. His supporters call him "wise," "compassionate," "well-read," and "wide-eyed like a child." So just what are Tookie Williams' qualifications for one of the most prestigious honors in the...
Fair and Just: The Rule of Law Means Rules That Don’t Change to Suit the Democratic Party’s Whims
A caller to the Rush Limbaugh program noticed something that has escaped the notice of all the high-priced lawyers, all the learned judges and all the media pundits. She pointed out that when she sees a disputed ballot being held up during the Florida manual recount,...
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