Opinion

Dr. Gosnell and Legal Back-alley Abortions

Many have heard about Dr. Kermit Gosnell, the West Philadelphia abortionist who was just indicted for the murders of a 41-year-old woman during...

Selwyn Duke January 22, 2011

Roe v. Wade Still Lies in the “Penumbras”

Jack Kenny January 22, 2011

It was a lie from the beginning. Norma McCorvey, the “Jane Roe” of Roe v. Wade, claimed her pregnancy was a result of...

Would Higher Taxes Help Cash-Strapped States?

Raven Clabough January 21, 2011

The dire economic straits of the nation have prompted progressives to call for increased taxes, a measure they believe can help offset the...

Is the Housing Market Beginning to Clear?

Bob Adelmann January 20, 2011

The conflicting news reports on the housing market can give the casual observer a headache: “December Sales of U.S. Existing Homes Jump to...

Media Bias on Behalf of Big Government

Thomas Sowell January 19, 2011

We all know not to take politicians' rhetoric at face value. But not enough of us have yet learned not to take media...

The Divisiveness of Coercive Government

Walter E. Williams January 19, 2011

Some Americans have strong, sometimes unyielding preferences for Mac computers, while most others have similarly strong preferences for PCs and wouldn't be caught...

“Mainstream Media” Not Smearing the Right, Times Claims

Jack Kenny January 19, 2011

If anyone has been trying to pin the blame on rightwing Republicans for creating a "climate of hate" that supposedly led to the...

Abortion Dr. Charged With Eight Counts of Murder

Jack Kenny January 19, 2011

While President Barack Obama was lecturing China's President Hu Jintao about human rights Wednesday, prosecutors in Philadelphia announced they had charged an abortion...

Regulatory Rats Claim Bogus “Free Market” Credentials

Becky Akers January 19, 2011

It’s always entertaining when politicians pontificate on the free market: they make even bigger fools of themselves than usual. ...

There She Is, Miss America

Isabel Lyman January 18, 2011

The Miss America 2011 pageant, which was held in Las Vegas and aired on ABC on January 15th, celebrated its 90th anniversary. It...

Budget Crisis Rhetoric

Thomas Sowell January 18, 2011

Government budget crises can be painful, but the political rhetoric accompanying these crises can also be fascinating and revealing. Perhaps the most famous...