Losing the Victory

John Moore | October 20, 2003

Check out Kultursmog’s piece to get a little perspective on how we are “Losing The Victory.“

Victor David Hanson on the French

John Moore | October 12, 2003

Victor David Hanson is one of the best writers on the poorly named “War on Terror.” His latest commentary (which should be read completely) has this nice little tidbit:

French newspapers may blare, “The slowly rotting situation in Iraq, the Mideast and Afghanistan has destroyed the myth American omnipotence,” but they don’t tell us how removing [...]

Journalists Have No Right to Hide Sources

John Moore | October 1, 2003

Law professor and master blogger Glen Reynolds makes the interesting point that journalists have no first amendment right to refuse to reveal their sources to police. Furthermore, he points out that a journalist who agrees not to reveal the source of illegal leaks may legally by a co-conspirator. In theory, Novak could be in [...]

A Perspective on Poverty in America

John Moore | September 26, 2003

Danegerus has a good perspective on the definition of poverty in America. Take a look.

How To Achieve Zero Population Growth

John Moore | August 10, 2003

In his excellent article on the Left Wing origins of Eugenics, Jon Ray quotes an author who says: “Rising living standards and rising populations go hand-in-hand.”
This temporal correlation is more coincidental than causal (with the caveat that rising living standards in the west have resulted in improvements in medical science, causing reduced infant death rates [...]

American vs. European Crime Rates

John Moore | July 26, 2003

A German lawyer, in response to another blog entry (German Justice: 2 Days Per Murder), repeated the common European belief that the United States has a much higher crime rate than major European countries. The facts are quite different…
[UPDATE 8/15/2003 - For sources, see end of article]
[Warning: this article is politically incorrect. If you are [...]