Edwin Feulner

A Lower Debt Should Not Come Before Lower Taxes

Lowering the debt is a good idea--President Bush would reduce it to $818 billion by 2011--but a lower debt shouldn't come before lower taxes. Can you feel the beat? It's the sound of Washington liberals banging the national-debt drum to drown out the conservative...

Grade Padding at Harvard University

Our colleges are losing touch with reality. The padded grades they're giving out don't help our students. Harvey C. Mansfield teaches political philosophy at Harvard University. And if there were a class in "how to get yourself into trouble with your bosses and your...

The ‘Middle Way’ is Stagnation: Laissez-faire!

On-again, off-again experiments with free-market policies don't lead to happy economic endings In a scene from Alfred Hitchcock's 1954 movie "Rear Window," Jimmy Stewart and Grace Kelly argue about whether they'll ever marry. Kelly wants a commitment; Stewart prefers...

Columbia University Scraps Due Process For Political Correctness?

Say you're accused of a sexual offense and you're forbidden to confront your accuser, have an attorney present or cross-examine witnesses. Where are you? A) IraqB) IranC) CubaD) Columbia University If your final answer was "D," you're right, but don't expect $1...

Blaming Capitalism for the World Bank’s Anti-Capitalist Policies

The World Bank boasts an ambitious motto: "Our Dream is a World Free of Poverty." But looking at the bank's recent loan policies, maybe it should be: "Our Dream is a World Free of Wealth." Why? Because the Bank is now "investing" in programs--government health...

A “Do-Something” Congress

Lawmakers can rack up some real accomplishments if they're willing to reconsider some of the bipartisan reform measures scuttled by President Clinton. You've no doubt heard by now what political pundits on both sides of the ideological aisle are saying about the...

Listen to Venus Williams Advice on Taxes

Basically, the tax system is designed to punish success. Work harder than the next guy, innovate, invest wisely, or get lucky--and the government will put the squeeze on you. Almost every argument made by liberals against tax cuts, it seems, comes down to a familiar...

Who are the “Wealthiest One Percent of Taxpayers”?

So who are these cads, this "wealthiest 1 percent of taxpayers," anyway? We heard a lot about this select group of villains in the presidential debates. Indeed, certain politicians almost seem to hold their noses, their voices dripping with disdain, as they deplore...