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No way out – 3 years and 300,000 deaths later the world seems no closer to a solution in Sudan Government-backed Arab militias, called the janjaweed, razed villages, killed residents, raped women, and plundered livestock.  http://www.worldmag.com/articles/11823

The absurdity of the government school monopoly http://www.newswithviews.com/Turtel/joel14.htm

The myth of price gouging Gas station owners cannot force us to buy gasoline; they can only offer us a trade, which we are free to accept or reject. …. For a gas station owner to charge what the market will bear is no more “gouging” than it is for a computer programmer–or a cashier–to negotiate for the highest salary he can get. … If a federal “price gouging” law is passed, will gas station owners do everything possible after the next natural disaster to remain open for business–will private contractors from other states rush to bring generators, food, and debris-clearing equipment? Or will they not bother for fear that the prices they set will be declared “unconscionable”?   http://www.newswithviews.com/Turtel/joel14.htm

Nipped in the butt – smoking bans aim at big tobacco but often hit the little guy http://www.worldmag.com/articles/11825

Disappearing manufacturing jobs – by Walter Williams While manufacturing output easily outpaces the larger U.S. economy, manufacturing employment, at 14.2 million, is at its lowest level in more than 50 years. …In short: We're making more stuff with fewer people." That means rapid economic growth doesn't translate into the kind of manufacturing job creation of earlier periods….The fact of business is, since 2000, China has lost 4.5 million manufacturing jobs, compared with the loss of 3.1 million in the U.S.  http://www.townhall.com/opinion/columns/walterwilliams/2006/05/03/196039.html

Tuition soars due to knowledge shortfall – Ann Coulter http://www.humaneventsonline.com/article.php?id=14552&o=ANN001

Two defeats for earmarks – Bob Novak In the Senate, Chairman Thad Cochran lost an effort to stop Sen. Tom Coburn's crusade against earmarks. http://www.townhall.com/opinion/columns/robertnovak/2006/05/01/195611.html

Why America’s gov’t invites rampant illegal immigration Did you know that radical immigrant groups – including the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF), the Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan (MEChA) and the National Council of La Raza (La Raza) – not only share a revolutionary agenda of conquering America's southwest, but they also share common funding sources, notably the Ford and Rockefeller foundations?  http://worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=49992

White guilt and the Western past –Why is America so delicate with the enemy? - Shelby Steele Because dissociation from the racist and imperialist stigma is so tied to legitimacy in this age of white guilt, America's act of going to war can have legitimacy only if it seems to be an act of social work--something that uplifts and transforms the poor brown nation (thus dissociating us from the white exploitations of old). …Whether the problem is race relations, education, immigration or war, white guilt imposes so much minimalism and restraint that our worst problems tend to linger and deepen. Our leaders work within a double bind. If they do what is truly necessary to solve a problem--win a war, fix immigration--they lose legitimacy. http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110008318

Northern Kentucky Hopefuls Critical of Budget "I'm really worried ... about all the debt," Kunkel said. "It's like running up a credit card. Eventually we're going to have to pay for that. And I think it's terrible to inflict that on our children and grandchildren down the road." http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060502/NEWS0103/605020370/-1/back01&template=printpicart

Energy debates lead to wrong answers – Jack Kemp The retail market is competitive, and Exxon, for example, is but one-tenth of the total U.S. market.  They get a 7 percent to 8 percent return on investment and face a 45 percent to 46 percent marginal tax rate on corporate income.  http://www.townhall.com/opinion/columns/jackkemp/2006/05/01/195837.html

How to Identify American Totalitarians – Dennis Prager   In America today, two groups are most actively engaged in falsifying history: the ACLU and the anti-smoking movement….The attempts by the ACLU -- and the Left in general -- to expunge the Judeo-Christian roots of America from American history are mirrored by the attempts of America's anti-smoking organizations to expunge the history they object to -- images of Americans smoking.  http://www.townhall.com/opinion/columns/dennisprager/2006/05/02/195835.html

Empty monuments to human ego – Chuck Colson If you don’t recall ordering a state-of-the-art office building in a cow pasture, you’re not alone. Nobody does. But that’s how the congressional process known as “earmarking” works. http://www.townhall.com/opinion/columns/chuckcolson/2006/05/01/195446.html

The United States of Mexico – Burt Prelutsky My objection (to illegal immigration) is based on the fact that I don’t like unwelcome guests. I don’t like them in my house and I don’t want them in my country….If George Bush drew a line in the sand -- and then built a wall on that line -- I’m betting he’d even see his poll numbers bounce up. As a result of which, he might actually stop being a political liability as the GOP gears up for the congressional elections this November.  http://www.townhall.com/opinion/columns/BurtPrelutsky/2006/05/03/195925.html

Sex lies and prison – by Kathleen Parker http://www.townhall.com/opinion/columns/kathleenparker/2006/05/03/196032.html

Random thoughts – Thomas Sowell One of the few encouraging signs in the current political scene is that Senator John McCain finished behind several other candidates in a Republican straw poll for Presidential candidates. Apparently his self-centered opportunism has not gone unnoticed, despite the good press he has gotten by pandering to the media. http://www.townhall.com/opinion/columns/thomassowell/2006/05/02/196035.html

Jusice Thomas’ Day Job – Thomas Sowell Unlike most of his fellow justices, Clarence Thomas writes in a very direct and straightforward way that cuts through the fog of rhetoric to the heart of the issues involved….Retrospective laws are expressly forbidden by the constitution. But the "evolving standards" of a "living constitution" amount to retrospective laws by another name. …Justice Thomas' opinions often go back into history to show what the constitution's original meaning was.  http://www.townhall.com/opinion/columns/thomassowell/2006/05/04/196166.html

You cannot cure racism with racism It is time that business leaders find the courage to assert and defend the only true antidote to the problem of racism: individualism.  http://capmag.com/article.asp?ID=4644

Getting serious about illegals http://townhall.com/opinion/columns/MikeGallagher/2006/05/05/196168.html

The Bolivian alternative – Pat Buchanan  To the extent that these populist revolutions and seizures of property spread across the Third World, there is going to be an oil and commodity crisis unlike any we have seen. … [N]ationalism, religious fundamentalism, anti-capitalism and even good old-fashioned tribalism seem to be making impressive comebacks. http://townhall.com/opinion/columns/patbuchanan/2006/05/05/196371.html

Patrick Kennedy and Journalists’ Double Standard http://www.newswithviews.com/Kouri/jim51.htm

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