The farfetched utopian state it contends to deliver, however, is a delusion.
WORLD
The essence of capitalism’s foreign policy is free trade–i.e., the abolition of trade barriers, of protective tariffs, of special privileges–the opening of the world’s trade routes to free international exchange and competition among the private citizens of all countries dealing directly with one another. – AYN RAND
Snow Job in the Iraqi Desert
That’s it. The dog ate Saddam Hussein’s homework. Just as no self-respecting teacher would accept this lamest of excuses, so the U.N. Security Council surely will not accept the pathetic explanations that are being served up by Iraq’s representatives...
The Case for Invading Iraq
With each passing day the United States comes ever closer to launching a new war against Iraq. And yet, before it has even begun, thousands of people are already marching in the streets demanding that our government not take any forceful action against Saddam’s...
Hope for Iran
Americans who care about Iran had something to be grateful for this Thanksgiving: The State Department finally came out foursquare in support of the hundreds of thousands of Iranians who have been demonstrating for an end to their country’s ruthless Islamic...
A United Nations World Order: Building the Capitol Building of the World
The UN is the protector of the innocent, the poor and the hungry. I know it’s true because I read it in United Nation’s propaganda. And, pity the unappreciated UN, with its noble mission. Because greedy nations like the United States just won’t pay...
America’s Two Wars: Strong on Iraq, Soft on Islamic Terrorists
Has anyone noticed the difference in the way America’s two wars are approached? When the subject is Iraq, the U.S. government is proactive, articulate and specific. But when it comes to militant Islam, officialdom is reactive, awkward and vague. Take the issue...
Iraqi Dictator Saddam Hussein’s Shop of Horrors
As a boy, writes Kenneth Pollack in his masterful new book on Iraq, “The Threatening Storm,” Saddam Hussein would heat an iron poker until it was white-hot, then use it to impale cats and dogs. Years later, when he had boys of his own, he would take them...
North Korea Building Nuclear Bombs? Perish the Thought
Our leaders express incredible shock that North Korea is building nuclear bombs. This emotion of shock betrays the reasons why we have the whole problem with terrorism in the first place. We are victims of terrorism because too many of us — and all of our...
Do you want your child to die fighting in Iraq?
“Do you want your child to die fighting in Iraq?” This type of question is one of the subtle, insidious ways by which pacifists try to undercut the war against Islamic terrorists. To understand how this is done, we must first take an honest look at our...
When will Africa Discover Capitalism?
Wade and other African leaders who are trying to create conditions favorable for investment do need Western assistance, but they don’t need handouts. They need trade-friendly policies, not the usual song and dance on foreign aid. It’s the only way to steer them off “the wrong road” — and put them on the path to prosperity.
Another United Nations Sham: Libyan leader Colonel Gadaffi to Head the U.N. Human Rights Commission
Hollywood loves using the “it takes a thief to catch a thief” plot in its movies. But even the most creative scriptwriter couldn’t top the real-life plot twist the U.N. Commission on Human Rights will have concocted when Libya becomes its chairman....
The Case for Action Against Iraq
There is no honest question that Saddam is evil. Saddam is a dictator in the classic Stalinist model and Iraq is the antithesis of a free republic. Rather than make reason, persuasion and individual freedom the hallmark of its regime, Iraq relies upon the systematic...
Black Leaders Silent Over Mugabe’s Destruction of Zimbabwe
Mugabe has created a disaster for both white and black Zimbabweans in the name of reparations and land redistribution.
Ayn Rand Institute’s “In Moral Defense Of Israel” Released By Candian Government
IRVINE, CA–After a three-day detention, Canadian Customs released today a shipment of newsletters from the Ayn Rand Institute titled “In Moral Defense of Israel.” Dr. Yaron Brook, executive director of the Ayn Rand Institute, said “The...
Q & A on Going to war with Iraq
A reader from a major news network writes in: Reader: Going to war with Iraq is so stupid for so many reasons that I can’t take the time to address them all. Needless to say, there is NO evidence of weapons of mass destruction. Dr. Hurd: So it doesn’t...
Allowing Israel to Destroy the PLO Helps Defend the U.S.
It is time that the United States recognize the true nature of Yasser Arafat and his regime. The PLO has been engaged in a terror campaign against Israel for decades, and today supports fanatical suicide bombers, who deliberately target and murder innocent civilians....
A Declaration of Independence…from the United Nations
Imagine the following scenario: if on the eve of American independence, the founders had asked the world’s permission before they revolted against the English crown. Imagine if the question of American independence rested not in the minds of the patriots, but...
Yet More Tears for Africa
In a report in the Washington Times, the Bush administration said in August that it no longer considers President Robert Mugabe to be the legitimate leader of Zimbabwe and called upon “the body politic” of his country “to go forward and correct that...
Bureaucratic Leftism: The United Nations vs. American Sovereignty
In the debate over Iraq, the Democrats and most allied governments are demanding United Nations Security Council endorsement of a military campaign – or they are against it. This is a strange position. The U.S. government, with an over two-century record of...
U.N. Inspections in Iraq — Clinton vs. Clinton
” . . . We ought to give that inspection thing one more shot.” Former President Bill Clinton, on “Larry King Live,” recently offered this advice to President George W. Bush. “If he has chemical and biological agents, and I believe he...
Why We Must Take Out Iraq
After September 11th, most Americans have sensed the need of defense against the Islamic nations that are waging a war of terror against the West. The Iraqi regime is one of our most prominent enemies, and must be dealt with before it’s too late. Our policy in...
The Arab-Israel Conflict on Campus
Last week, two prominent Middle Easterners traveled to two North American campuses to deliver speeches mainly about the Arab-Israeli conflict. Both met protests. One succeeded in giving the speech; the other did not. Therein hangs a tale. On Monday, former Israeli...
America’s Real Robber Barons: The Congress of the United States
As we write, both Democrats and Republicans are introducing legislation to seek a moratorium on re-incorporations to tax havens — and some of the bills include a retroactive repeal of the right of companies that have already accessed havens. But Congressional...
Taiwan is not China
The diplomatic storm that blew across the Taiwan Strait last month is over now, but it is only a matter of time until the heavy weather returns. Sooner or later, Taiwan’s president, Chen Shui-bian, will again say something that suggests Taiwan ought to be...
Bush Bails out Brazil–and Wall Street
United Airlines, to stave off bankruptcy, wants $1.8 billion dollars in federal loan guarantees. With the exception of Southwest Airlines, all major airlines now lose money, with United — one of the highest-cost airlines — incurring losses of nearly a...
Iran’s Summer of Discontent
It’s turning into another long, hot summer for Iran’s rulers. Riots are bubbling up throughout the Middle Eastern nation, just as they have in past summers, and the list of reasons are as long as the beards of the old men who govern the country: Economic...
Israeli Arabs: Self-Declared Enemies?
Arabs in Israel have already been awarded full social and political equality. Despite these generous privileges, the majority of Arabs do not see themselves as disadvantaged citizens in a democracy, fighting for equality, but rather as partisan Palestinians temporarily living under Zionist occupation.
One Nation Founded Under Higher Taxes: Europe’s “Savings Tax Directive”
Two years ago, politicians and bureaucrats at the European Commission announced their intention to turn the 15 nations of the European Union into “the most competitive knowledge-based economy in the world by 2010.” This is a tall order. Smothered by...
Civilian Casualties of War: The Difference Between Israelis and Palestinians
Where was the repellent UN human rights chief Mary Robinson, who denounced the bombing as the “reckless killing of civilians,” when Israelis were mourning their dead children?
How to Preserve Communism in Cuba – Lift the Travel Ban
Some members of Congress seem desperate to ease the ban on United States tourist travel to Cuba because they think flooding the island with American vacationers will hasten dictator Fidel Castro’s downfall or produce windfall profits for U.S. businesses....
Peace in the Middle East: Democracy Guarantees Nothing
Bush’s assertion that Palestinians should elect someone not “compromised” by terror is regretfully unrealistic.
Naming Names in “Africa-America”
Did anyone ever call Franklin D. Roosevelt a “Dutch American” or Dwight Eisenhower a “German American”? It would have been resented, not only by them and their supporters, but by Americans in general. These men were Americans — not...
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