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What should be done with Saddam Hussein?  By Thomas Sowell Since stoning people to death is a tradition in parts of the Middle East, that might be the most appropriate way to execute Saddam Hussein. If each relative of someone murdered by Saddam were allowed to throw a stone, the line might stretch back for miles. Television pictures of that line, broadcast throughout the Arab world, could completely undermine any notion that this is just an American vendetta against Moslems. http://www.capmag.com/article.asp?ID=3403

Campaign finance reform attacks victims of government corruption Productive businesses today have a gun permanently pointed at their heads--by Washington. They live in constant fear that Congress will pass legislation, in the name of the "public interest," that can cripple or destroy them. In self-defense, to retain some vestige of control over their fate, they make political contributions to keep the government at bay. They don't want special favors--they simply want *not* to be regulated, *not* to have their property confiscated, *not* to be denied permission to exist. …The way to end government corruption is not by further penalizing its victims, but by removing from officials the arbitrary power that they regularly offer up for sale to the highest bidder.   http://www.capmag.com/article.asp?ID=3280

Bob Barr on Campaign Finance Law http://washingtontimes.com/commentary/20031212-074959-8656r.htm

The U.S. Supreme Court Against the Constitution – Thomas Sowell Lawlessness usually conjures up images of a wild frontier or mobs in the streets. But the painful reality is that the supreme examples of lawlessness in our times are in the august and sedate chambers of the Supreme Court of the United States….One of the tragedies of our time, and a harbinger of future tragedies, is that court decisions at all levels have come to be judged by whether we agree or disagree with the policy that is upheld or overturned.  http://www.capmag.com/article.asp?ID=3405

The twisting of History for ideological purposes in America’s classrooms – Thomas Sowell  Everyone hated the idea of being a slave but few had any qualms about enslaving others. Slavery was just not an issue, not even among intellectuals, much less among political leaders, until the 18th century -- and then only in Western civilization. …Among those who turned against slavery in the 18th century were George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry and other American leaders. You could research all of 18th century Africa or Asia or the Middle East without finding any comparable rejection of slavery there. …But who is singled out for scathing criticism today? American leaders of the 18th century. …Incidentally, the September issue of National Geographic had an article about the millions of people enslaved around the world right now. But where is the moral indignation about that?   http://www.capmag.com/article.asp?ID=3404

The global warming hoax http://www.capmag.com/article.asp?ID=3400

The UN’s distortion of  rights http://www.capmag.com/article.asp?ID=3285

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