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The Exploitation of the Student-Athlete

The Exploitation of the Student-Athlete

A courageous University of Tennessee professor finds herself under fire. Her crime? Dr. Linda Bensel-Meyers, who teaches English, puts the student part of the so-called student-athlete first, the athlete part second. In 1995, the professor first informed the...

Microsoft Breakup Is a Throwback to Socialism

Microsoft Breakup Is a Throwback to Socialism

Only a month ago, the Justice Department filed its motion that the Microsoft Corporation be broken into pieces as a "remedy" under the antitrust laws. The government wants to split the company into two pieces, one to make the Windows operating system, the other to...

National Demonstrations to Keep Elian Free

Thousands of Americans were holding demonstrations on Wednesday, May 10th, 2000 outside the Federal Buildings of major American cities. The goal of these demonstrations was to make Americans aware that the moral thing to do is the American thing to do: protect Elián's...

Celebrate the Industrial Revolution

On April 22, thousands will gather across the country to celebrate Earth Day, a holiday that has risen in the past decade from obscurity to the status of a mainstream, uncontroversial event. After all, who could be against clean air, clean water, and a healthy...

How “Business” Works in China By

Despite claims that economics and politics are separate and distinct in Hong Kong and China, the PetroChina IPO certainly would suggest otherwise. In the first week of April, PetroChina finally completed its beleaguered IPO, issuing 10 percent of its share capital....

How “Business” Works in China

Despite claims that economics and politics are separate and distinct in Hong Kong and China, the PetroChina IPO certainly would suggest otherwise. In the first week of April, PetroChina finally completed its beleaguered IPO, issuing 10 percent of its share capital....

Breaking the Tokyo Banks?

Back in 1998, the big question in Japan was which, if any, of Tokyo's big banks could escape collapse. Burdened by massive, non-performing loans, and holding assets (like Tokyo real estate) that had plunged in value, Japan's big banks were in a serious crisis. Though...

The Eternal Government Quest for Crises

The Eternal Government Quest for Crises

So many "problems," so many Feds needed to "solve" them. Fighting exhaustion from having invented the Internet, Al Gore strikes again. He seeks to conquer that age-old, cruel, unfair dilemma --- whether to work outside the home or stay home and raise the children. The...

Celebrate the Industrial Revolution

On April 22, thousands will gather across the country to celebrate Earth Day, a holiday that has risen in the past decade from obscurity to the status of a mainstream, uncontroversial event. After all, who could be against clean air, clean water, and a healthy...

An Elegy for Elian Gonzalez

It finally happened: Elian Gonzalez has been reunited with his father. The President, the Attorney General, Congress, the media and a majority of the American people got the reunion they wanted at 5 a.m. last Saturday morning--at the point of a gun. For all the talk...

The Curse of Frankenstein

Ever since Mary Shelley wrote the original Frankenstein story in 1818, it has stood as the symbol of a false and destructive idea: the idea that science and technology will inevitably produce monsters. The story of Frankenstein has come to be used, not as a criticism...

The Curse of Frankenstein

Ever since Mary Shelley wrote the original Frankenstein story in 1818, it has stood as the symbol of a false and destructive idea: the idea that science and technology will inevitably produce monsters. The story of Frankenstein has come to be used, not as a criticism...

“Look at ’em quit!”

At the end of the classic Western, "Rio Bravo," when the bad guys came running out of a blown-up house holding up their hands in surrender, John Wayne's sidekick couldn't help but exclaim "Look at 'em quit!". These days, I'm reminded of that scene whenever a company...

The Philippines Market: Flying off the Radar Screen

Have you ever noticed how little you hear about the Philippines market in these days? When was the last time you heard about a hot stock tip from that country? The Philippines contains a lot of people, about 72 million in fact, and it also has reasonably good...

Breaking the Tokyo Banks?

Back in 1998, the big question in Japan was which, if any, of Tokyo's big banks could escape collapse. Burdened by massive, non-performing loans, and holding assets (like Tokyo real estate) that had plunged in value, Japan's big banks were in a serious crisis. Though...

An Insolvency that is Good for Thailand

Last Wednesday, 15 March 2000), a Thai bankruptcy court declared that Thai Petrochemical Industry Plc., (TPI) was insolvent. Thai investors, while hardly jubilant, were likely to be relieved about one thing: a Thai company can no longer refuse to pay back creditors...

Rules of Rational Communication

Do not interrupt. Allow your partner to finish what he is saying. When there is a pause, politely ask, "Are you finished?" Actively listen. In other words, think about what she is saying. Look for evidence of honest misunderstandings. They are almost always present....

They Call them “Warning Labels,” Don’t They?

They Call them “Warning Labels,” Don’t They?

"They wanted to shut down 'Big Tobacco.'" Thus explained a juror who agreed to award $20 million in punitive damages against Philip Morris and R. J. Reynolds. Now, get this. The plaintiff, now dying of cancer, began smoking at 13 -- several years after the Surgeon...

Tinseltown Crowns a ‘Hero’

Tinseltown Crowns a ‘Hero’

"A local hero." That's how a spokesperson for Los Angeles police described the "heroics" of Willie Fulgear. Who is Willie Fulgear? Shortly before the recent Academy Awards ceremony, Roadway Express shipped 55 gold-plated Oscar statuettes. Horrors! Someone stole the...

Hasta La Vista, Anthony Burns

Hasta La Vista, Anthony Burns

Anthony Burns lives again today in Florida, in the person of Elián Gonzalez, the six-year-old whose mother fled with him from Cuba last November in an attempt (during which she tragically died) to gain liberty.

A Useless Law

A Useless Law

TODAY, CONGRESS APPROVED the $300 billion Universal Support Enablement Law for Evaders of Suitable Skills, known as the USELESS bill. USELESS supporters call the measure's passage a statement to people with no work skills, bad attitudes, poor personal hygiene, that...

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