Category: Politics

I watch the TV news and I get angry. I really need to quit that. It’s not good for my

One of Abraham Lincoln’s claims to fame is the fact that he is best known for abolishing slavery. While he

Their arrival portends rising local prices and a culture shock. Many of them live in plush apartments, or five star

Lecture given at the Netherlands Economic Institute (NEI) on 18/4/2001 Human vice is the most certain thing after death and

A. THE PHILOSOPHY OF COMPETITION The aims of competition (anti-trust) laws are to ensure that consumers pay the lowest possible

30 years ago, California, later followed by other states, decided to virtually close down the State Mental Hospitals. There had

Corporate America has been shaken recently by lawsuits and criminal charges of fraud by Enron, Martha Stewart and Tyco. Huge

One of my favourite pieces of music is the Sex Pistols’ classic ‘Holidays in the Sun’ – a song that

I. WARS ARE BASIC CONFLICTS OVER LAND. II. BOUNDARIES. THE STATE OF ISRAEL SHALL BASICALLY BE HER PRE-1967 BORDERS, EXCEPT

Economy is called the dismal science because it pretends to be one, disguising its uncertainties and shifting fashions with mathematical

Large parts of the world today suffer from a severe liquidity crisis. The famed globalization of the capital markets seems

Tulipmania – this is the name coined for the first pyramid investment scheme in history. In 1634, tulip bulbs were

President Bush and Secretary Powell should hang their heads in shame. The administration professes to value America’s childrenand touts the

“It is the duty of every citizen according to his best capacities to give validity to his convictions in political

As pictures and videos surface showing young American soldiers humiliating and dehumanizing Iraqi prisoners, we, as a society, recoil in

An American soldier is taken behind enemy lines and brainwashed as an unwitting assassin by communists in league with American

The end of another election once again brings into focus the problem of Washington politicians raising money and running for

The predominant discussion in the Indianapolis media over the proposed $500 million Colts stadium is how to fund it, not

Originally published in 1958, “The Ugly American” (Lederer & Burdick) documented American blunders abroad and our failure to identify that

As baby boomers, we have been spoiled all of our lives. When we were teenagers, the world took note because

All the indicators show an improving economy and, finally, the start of job growth. More than eight million unemployed workers

For more than a decade, you the American taxpayer have been burdened with my disability assistance. Why? Because my high-profile

“Like humans void of soul or mind, they jeered and yelled as they went about selecting their most jagged stones.”

Hello! Happy new year. May you live a long healthy life and prosper. According to a study by US dept.

With the recent shakeups in the presidential cabinet, it has frequently been observed that the quality most treasured in the

I always have to remember to take a deep breath when examining the laws being proposed by our grand Legislature.

There are no stupid questions, only stupid people. Ask an economist for proof of one of their pet theories and

Rush is right! The government’s stepped up bid to regulate broadcast television content is indeed frightening. Limbaugh made his comments

Former Senator, Daniel Moynihan, accurately summed up the situation when he posited that,”[t]he single most exciting thing you encounter in

“Those who sacrifice essential liberty for temporary safety are not deserving of either liberty or safety.” — Ben Franklin, 1776

The US Dollar has been falling continuously in last year. The Euro, not so long ago worth 82 cents, is

I was dismayed to learn the other day, that my all-time favourite George Bernard Shaw quote may not in fact

I. The Facts Just days before a much-awaited donor conference, the influential International Crisis Group (ICG) recommended to place all