by John Bragg | May 31, 2001 | POLITICS
The SUV is under attack. Greens say they use too much gas, threaten air quality and contribute pell-mell to the desecration of the environment. So why would anyone build these horrible engines of death? They build them because SUVs have advantages in safety, cargo...
by Robert W Tracinski | May 30, 2001 | POLITICS, United Nations
On Friday, Secretary-General Kofi Annan met with congressional leaders to assuage their anger at America’s ejection from the UN’s Human Rights Commission. The meeting seems to have been a success; it looks as if Republicans in Congress will give up their...
by Walter Williams | May 30, 2001 | POLITICS
One needn’t be a rocket scientist to create California’s energy problems. According to the California Energy Commission, from 1996 to 1999 electricity demand, stimulated by a booming economy, grew by 12 percent while supply grew by less than 2 percent....
by George Clowes | May 29, 2001 | POLITICS
Diane Ravitch research professor at New York University and holds the Brown Chair in Education Studies at the Brookings Institution in Washington, DC and is author of the book Left Back: A Century of Failed School Reforms. Clowes: What prompted you to write Left Back?...
by Walter Williams | May 29, 2001 | Economics, POLITICS
Dr. Thomas Sowell has just released his latest treasure — it’s title is “Basic Economics.” Reading through the book reminded me of a 30-plus-year-old conversation I had with Professor Armen Alchian, one of my tenacious mentors during my...
by Alan Luber | May 29, 2001 | POLITICS
Author’s Note: This is the sixth and final part of a series of personal finance columns on the subject of being the executor of an estate. These columns are based on my own personal experiences in this regard. Individuals should consult a professional advisor...
by Michelle Malkin | May 28, 2001 | POLITICS
A jihad against some of America’s best and brightest researchers continues unabated. Arsonists struck again in the Pacific Northwest this week, gutting a University of Washington horticultural lab in Seattle and burning down property at a poplar tree nursery in...
by Emmanuel Forgolou | May 27, 2001 | POLITICS
Politicians and pundits claim that the free market has had its chance and failed, calling for a government takeover of the electric utilities and power plants as the solution. The tragic irony is that California’s energy nightmare would have been absolutely...
by Alan Luber | May 27, 2001 | POLITICS
One of the things we often hear about the stock market is that it is an anticipatory animal, meaning that bear markets begin when the economy is good but people fear that things will get worse in the future, and that conversely, bull markets begin when the economy is...
