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Wall Street Journal
BY THOMAS SOWELL
Saturday, November 18, 2006

Milton Friedman was one of the very few intellectuals with both genius and common sense. He could express himself at the highest analytical levels to his fellow economists in academic publications and still write popular books such as “Capitalism and Freedom” and “Free to Choose” that could be understood by people who knew nothing about economics. Indeed, his television series, “Free to Choose,” was readily understandable even by people who don’t read books.

Dec 12, 2006

Topic: Family, Living, Finances, Citizenship, Hunger/Homelessness, National, Social Issues

WSJ Charitable Explanation (subscription)

Wall Street Journal
By ARTHUR C. BROOKS
November 27, 2006; Page A12

‘Tis the season to give. Our mailboxes are filling with appeals from fine organizations and worthy causes, competing for our holiday spirit and tax-deductible dollars. Millions of Americans will answer the call, donating in December as much as a third of the quarter-trillion dollars we give away each year. Per capita, Americans give more in this single month than most nations give all year long.

Before congratulating ourselves too heartily, however, note that charity is not a virtue shared by all. While 85 million American households give away money each year to nonprofit organizations, another 30 million do not. And this distinction goes beyond “formal” giving. Recent survey data reveal that people who fail to donate money to charities are only a third as likely as donors to give money to friends and strangers. Non-donors are half as likely as donors to give blood. They even are less honest: Non-donors are much less likely than donors to return change mistakenly given to them by a cashier. When it comes to charity, we are two nations.

Nov 27, 2006

Topic: Family, Living, Finances, Citizenship, Community Service, Hunger/Homelessness, Social Issues

It’s a Faith Thing

By BRIAN S. WESBURY
October 17, 2006; Page A14

With equity markets steadily gaining ground and the Dow Jones Industrial Average reaching record highs, it is getting harder for cynics and pessimists to argue that the U.S. economy is doing poorly. But this does not stop them from trying. Lately, the old class-warrior standby, that “Wall Street may be doing fine, but Main Street suffers,” is echoing down the alleyways…

Oct 17, 2006

Topic: Family, Living, Finances, Citizenship, Legislation, Social Issues, Issues

‘Every Reason to Be Proud’

Wall Street Journal
By LAWRENCE B. LINDSEY
October 13, 2006; Page A12

The government has just closed the books on the 2006 fiscal year and released the figures for revenue collected. It has also been five years since the first of the Bush tax cuts began to help the economy and consumers’ wallets, so it is a natural time to look back and evaluate their economic and budgetary effectiveness…

Oct 13, 2006

Topic: Family, Living, Finances, Citizenship, Legislation, Issues

A Decade After Welfare Overhaul, a Shift in Policy and Perception

Ten years after the overhaul of the welfare system, the implications are still rippling through policy and politics.

Aug 21, 2006

Topic: Family, Living, Finances, Citizenship, Legislation, National, Social Issues

Science’s stem-cell scam - Washington Times

July 22, 2006 Washington Times Commentary by Michael Fumento.
“Embryonic stem cells (ESCs) receive tremendous media attention, with oft-repeated claims they have the potential to cure virtually every disease known. Yet there are spoilsports, myself included, who point out ESCs have yet to even make it into a human clinical trial. This is even as alternatives — adult stem cells (ASCs) from numerous places in the body as well as umbilical cord blood and placenta — are curing diseases here and now and have been doing so for decades. And that makes ESC advocates very, very angry.”

Jul 22, 2006

Topic: Family, Living, Health, Life, Stem-Cell Research, Citizenship, Legislation, Social Issues, Issues, Adoption

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