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Campus Media Response: Force May Avail Where a Prayer Fails

New Pro-Life Group Splits Off, February 12, 2009 Columbia Spectator Columbia University Madam— Within your article, “New Pro-Life Group Splits…

High Crimes and Michael Phelps

Last week, a Wall Street Journal op-ed screamed “Arrest Michael Phelps!” and a sheriff in South Carolina threatened to prosecute…

A Tribute to Darwin

Renowned geneticist Theodosius Dobzhansky once said, “Nothing in biology makes sense, except in the light of evolution.” Though remarkable advances…

The Biggest Ponzi Scheme in History

Bernard Madoff's $50 billion hedge fund scam is being called "the biggest Ponzi scheme in history." Over the past ten…

Campus Media Response: Should America’s Alliance with Israel be Debated?

Prof questions U.S.-Israel bond, February 3, 2009 The Eagle American University Sir— When a thug demands your wallet at the…

Dictatorship in the Time of Cholera

Since August, Zimbabwe has suffered from a cholera outbreak that to date has killed 3,000 people and infected nearly 60,000…

By Government Fiat Alone

Ailing automaker Chrysler LLC has entered into an agreement with Italian carmaker Fiat SpA. The deal would involve an exchange…

Public Water District Takes On Private Fires

It seems every year a disastrous fire makes its way through Southern California, scorching earth and leaving hundreds of people…

The Meaning of New Year’s Resolutions

Alex Epstein of the Ayn Rand Institute has written a great column about the significance of New Year's resolutions and…

Putting It In Reverse

The once stalwart US auto industry has been brought to its knees. A plethora of problems, including poor management decisions…