Challenge For Conservatives: Due Process – Even For Taliban
By: Paul Craig Roberts|29 January, 2002|Categories: Articles & Columns|Tags: central government . dangerous precedents . horrendous event . northern alliance . patriotic feelings . taliban in afghanistan . war against terrorism
The war against terrorism has made it permissible to express patriotic feelings. Patriots are reveling in the first opportunity since World War II to hold America’s enemies accountable without being denounced by the political left wing. It is important to hold our enemies accountable, but we all have a stake in avoiding trumped-up charges. Emotional actions directed at scapegoats can…
Read more »Washington Down, King Up – GOP Out
By: Paul Craig Roberts|23 January, 2002|Categories: Articles & Columns|Tags: government intrusion . income redistribution . natural constituents . personal income tax . republican national committee
Pledging to win a larger share of Hispanic and black votes, The Republican National Committee completed its winter meeting. This fateful decision could mean either the end of class and race political war in the U.S. or the demise of the Republican Party. The outcome depends on how Republicans approach the task. The GOP can base its appeal to minorities…
Read more »Freedom vs. Diversity (contd.): Team Names Must Go!
The current issue of Popular Science magazine explains the scientific import of the Biblical story of creation: “let there be light.” According to the theory of supersymmetry, a random fluctuation of the vacuum of space anywhere in the universe could turn off the cosmic light switch, plunging the universe into darkness. Light and the electric force holding atoms together would…
Read more »Economic Freedom Threatened By Asset Seizure Laws, Income Tax, Immigration
By: Paul Craig Roberts|18 January, 2002|Categories: Articles & Columns|Tags: asset seizure economics definition
Every year the Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C. publishes an Index of Economic Freedom. It is a valuable work that ranks countries in four categories: free, mostly free, mostly unfree, and repressed. The Index gives no comfort to those who believe in Big Government or the equality of cultures. The per capita incomes in the free and mostly free countries…
Read more »Shelby Steele For Harvard President!
By: Paul Craig Roberts|08 January, 2002|Categories: Articles & Columns|Tags: dr. steele harvard
PCR 01-08-02 CS Harvard Harvard needs a new president. My candidate is Shelby Steele. After only a few weeks in office, Harvard’s current president, Larry Summers, has been emasculated by Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton and the Afro-American Studies department. Mr. Summers tried to rehabilitate academic standards, but Harvard’s Afro-American Studies profs prefer cutting rap CDs, advising Al Sharpton and handing…
Read more »That Buchanan Book
By: Paul Craig Roberts|08 January, 2002|Categories: Articles & Columns|Tags: paul craig roberts demography is destiny
Is the U.S. romp through Afghanistan the last hurrah of a culturally hollowed out superpower? It is difficult to believe otherwise after considering the facts laid out by Patrick J. Buchanan in his new book, The Death of the West. Buchanan has strong opinions, but his opinions are based in facts, unlike his equally opinionated opponents, who have bought into…
Read more »Democrats Entrench With Supermajority Rule – And Immigration
By: Paul Craig Roberts|01 January, 2002|Categories: Articles & Columns|Tags: paul craig roberts resgonomics
The most important headline of 2001 came on the last day. It was in the Washington Times and read: “Daschle defends 60-vote majority.” Thus did Tom Daschle, Senate Majority Leader and Democrat from South Dakota, raise the ugly head of tyranny. Daschle has decided that Republican issues along with President Bush’s nominees to executive branch positions, unlike Democratic ones, are…
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