"An almost hysterical antagonism toward the gold standard is one issue which unites statists of all persuasions. They seem to sense, perhaps more clearly and subtly than many consistent defenders of laissez-faire, that gold and economic freedom are inseparable, that...
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Elia Kazan: Moral Hero
Some people are condemning the decision to give an honorary Oscar to film director Elia Kazan. They claim that because Kazan, a former member of the Communist Party, testified against fellow party -- members before the House Un-American Activities Committee, he does...
The Black Listing of Elia Kazan
When the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced it would honor director Elia Kazan with a Lifetime Achievement Award, Hollywood liberal-leftists objected. The "Committee Against Silence" (CAS), a group of former "blacklisted" writers, has planned a...
Is President Bill Clinton a Rapist?
"Bimbo Eruptions." That's what Republication strategist Mary Matalin, during the 1992 presidential campaign, called allegations of extramarital affairs against candidate Bill Clinton. But, unfortunately for the president, Juanita Broaddrick is nobody's bimbo. In an...
The Clinton Administration’s new effort to put doctors in jail
Secretary of Health and Human Services Donna Shalala, Attorney General Janet Reno and FBI Director Louis Freeh have been asked by Clinton to travel the country, in cooperation with the American Association of Retired Persons -- at government expense which may or may...
Bad Ideas Equal Boring Sex
A recently released University of Chicago survey suggests that sex is among the last things on the minds of too many American couples. The study concluded that 31 percent of men and 43 percent of women regularly have no interest in sex--with boredom ranking as the...
The “Sensitive” Road to Censorship
During the O.J. Simpson criminal trial, people of that court replaced saying the word "nigger"(as used by former LA police detective Mark Fuhrman) with "the 'N'-word." Last year, Merriam-Webster was asked by certain people to omit the said racial epithet from their...
A Double Standard of Hypocrisy: Feminism’s Love Affair with President Clinton
Why have certain feminists refused to demand Bill Clinton's resignation? For in his sexual affair with Monica Lewinsky, he committed an act of "sexual harassment" that these feminists eagerly apply to other violators of it, whose resignation or termination from their...
Public Education’s Escape Through ADD and Ritalin
Nearby certain Long Island public schools there are street signs that read: "Drug Free School Zone." Yet the educators of these schools are pushing a drug called Ritalin on students they diagnose with "Attention Deficit Disorder" (ADD).Regarding this issue, educators...
A Malcolm X postage stamp? What about George Wallace?
Former Alabama Governor and segregationist George Wallace on a postage stamp? You laugh. The post office's criteria for honoring individuals, however, provides little guidance. The stamps should "feature American or American-related subjects" and display "only events...
Environmentalism, Eco-Terrorism and Endangered Species
An underground environmental group called Earth Liberation Front (ELF) claimed responsibility for incinerating four ski lifts (October 1998) and three buildings worth 12 $million at Vail, Colorado. Vail's plans to expand its ski area apparently clashed with...
How Finance Minister Paul Martin denies shareholder rights
It's official. Finance Minister Paul Martin told the four big banks he won't permit them to merge. Why not? The proposed mergers would allegedly give the resulting two banks "unacceptable" powers that would not serve "public interest."The ominous implication is that...
Police Brutality and “The Great White Bigot”
"Larry, How do you feel about Tyisha Miller?" asked the radio critic during our interview. "Who?" I said. Wrong answer. "What do you mean, who?" she said. "Everyone's talking about it." "Well," I said, "I've been on vacation. I've heard about her, but I don't know...
The Religious Left
The political-left properly condemns the political-right for lobbying government to force its religious values on others. However, the political left, despite that many of its proponents don't explicitly preach or practice religion (some are atheists), is itself...
Hatred of Ability Masked as Concern for the Poor
Capitalism -- to the extent that it has existed -- has demonstrated to be phenomenal at raising people's standard of living in terms of food production, housing, transportation, communication, medicine, exciting careers opportunities, leisure time, recreation,...
Feeding fuel to a fire: Clinton’s attempt to fight racism by enshrining it
On June 14, 1997, after the Rodney King trial, the Los Angeles riots, the O.J. Simpson trial, and the abolishment of affirmative action policies at certain universities in California, Bill Clinton announced "One America in the 21st Century: The President's Initiative...
Microsoft and Creativity
I frequently read condemnations of Microsoft. It would be futile to put myself in the position of the Simpson prosecution, lending credibility to fantasies by treating them seriously. But some accusations have a surface plausibility, particularly to readers not versed...
Classic Legalese from Alan Dershowitz: Attack, Demean, Mischaracterize
It was vintage Alan Dershowitz, the attorney and race card player extraordinaire. Appearing as an anti-impeachment panelist before the House Judiciary Committee, Dershowitz accused Georgia conservative Republican Rep. Bob Barr of "racism," "bigotry" and...
Reason vs. Faith: Pope Claims to Be a Supporter of Reason, but Is Actually Its Arch-enemy
In today's industrial civilization, people recognize the difference between the secular and the religious. Even those who believe in the Bible, for example, would generally not proclaim Scripture to be science -- any more than those who faithfully read their...
Y2K Resources: Will the world end on January 1, 2000?
Many people say that a disaster of unprecedented proportions faces mankind on January 1st, 2000. Some say this is God's plan to destroy civilization and prepare for the second coming of Christ. Others say that we must give up our political freedom in order to address...
Bork and Dole join the forces attacking Microsoft
The following question was emailed to Glenn Woiceshyn, by an ABC reporter, regarding the government's assault on Microsoft. Reprinted below is Glenn's reply.Q: What do you think of the latest addition of Bob Dole and Robert Bork to the anti-Microsoft team? Do you...
Is Capitalism Under Threat?
To answer “Is capitalism under threat?” one must first know what capitalism is.
Legal Scholars Support a Restricted View of the Constitution–When It Suits Them
Four hundred "Legal Scholars" warned of "dangerous precedents" should Congress vote to impeach President Clinton. University of Texas law professor Douglas Laycock said, "There's nothing official about his misconduct." Fascinating. Since when have we paid attention to...
Fun with Accounting: How the IMF avoids admitting that it regularly makes bad loans financed by US taxpayers
Accounting is no fun to me. In business school, it struck me as the dullest and most tedious part of the curriculum. Throughout the Chartered Financial Analyst program, accounting studies kept me up past an acceptable bedtime. So while I'm proud to say that I'm no...
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