Government & Politics

Privately employed airport screeners do a better job than government airport screeners, according to a recent U.S.

Two important new studies show competition improves the efficiency of government departments.

As the 109th Congress convened in January, Capitol Hill supporters of educational freedom were nervously surveying the likely composition and leadership of the Senate and House education committees, which are crucial to further federal backing of school

One of the amusing things about the media is their compulsion always to present an alternative perspective to conservative successes, even when they look ridiculous doing so.

The Medicare prescription drug bill passed by Congress in late November may prove to be a watershed event for political conservatives in America.

On a recent trip to West Virginia, South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford (R) decided to save his state a few dollars by booking one hotel room for both him and his press secretary. Problem is, the room had only one bed.

Having fended off pressure to raise taxes in the face of a FY 2003 budget shortfall, Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney is earning good grades.

Neutrality Avoiding taxes and expenditures that distort private choices and discourage economic activity. A- Equity Achieving fairness in taxes and expenditures; secure the social safety net.

Leading scientific academies in Britain and France have expressed support for a multinational World Trade Organization suit against the European Union’s ban on genetically improved crops.

More than 4,000 international scientists have signed an endorsement of genetically improved crops, a panel of scientists announced at a May 13 press conference.

More than 200 people attended the 2003 Chicago Conservative Conference on Saturday, May 17. The Heartland Institute cohosted the event with nearly a dozen leading conservative and libertarian groups.

Speech delivered at the 26th Annual Black Studies Conference Olive-Harvey College Chicago, Illinois April 24, 2003 Good afternoon. Thank you Professor Allen for that kind introduction.

I grow poison on my farm, feed it to my family, and sell it to unsuspecting consumers in the U.S. and around the world. That's what the president of Zambia seems to think.

The voters of Oregon, who long have marched to their own drum beat, are being tempted by radical anti-capitalist groups to adopt a policy that would have terrible consequences for the nation and the world.

Table One:Mid-Level Home Prices and City and Urban Area Growth     Percent Growth 1990-2000   Price of Mid-Level Home City Urban Area Palo Alto $1,263,250 5 7 San Francisco 891,000 7 6 Oakland 649,333 7 6 Boston 628,333 3 45 Boulder

After receiving a battery of briefs seeking its review, the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to decide the important issue of whether the Clean Water Act (CWA) regulates the farming practice known as “deep ripping” or “deep plowing.

A report recently issued by the Swedish Research Institute of Trade confirmed America’s continuing unrivaled wealth. The group’s analysts reported the average Swede receives less income than the average African-American in the U.S.

Smart-growth activists, especially those representing the movement’s new urbanist component, frequently talk about “livable cities”—implying that, over the past 50 years, America has developed cities that are not livable.

Table Two: First Quarter 2002 Housing Opportunity Index (HOI) and 1990-2000 Growth Metropolitan Area HOI Growth Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA 94.9 17.0 Kokomo, IN 94.8 4.7 Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN 94.5 13.7 Springfield, IL MSA 92.6 6.

On August 12, 2002 the Wall Street Journal described a 350-square-foot former public toilet in south London that developers are turning into a “stylish apartment.” They expect to sell it for around $200,000.

Pinellas County, Florida, is the “smart growth” lobby’s dream. “Smart growth” is the self-description of Europe-wannabe groups seeking to pack as many of us Americans into as little space as possible. Suburbs: bad. High-rise tenements: good.

The European Union took yet another step away from the rational regulation of genetically modified crop plants and foods in late June, when it became the 22nd party to formally ratify the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety.

When I started farming 30 years ago, I never dreamed of how technological progress would revolutionize agriculture. We still can’t control the weather.

Mary Kohler is a 71-year-old dynamo. There’s simply no better word for her. A graduate of the University of Wisconsin with a degree in paleontology, she has worked in advertising and public relations for the past 40 years.