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abortion \ creationism \ mysticism
Murdered Abortion Doctor’s Clinic Closes
Remember George Tiller, the recently murdered Kansas abortion doctor? Today we learned that his entire clinic, one of only a few in the country to provide late-term abortions, is closing down. An opponent of abortion has succeeded in killing and intimidating yet another pocket of brave doctors who committed their professional lives to a woman’s [...]
AQR \ Asness \ bailout \ Rights \ TARP \ Wall Street
A Hero Speaks Up for Hedge Funds
In the past months, Washington has used its pull over and over to force businessmen to buy into its programs. From cornering banks into accepting TARP money to firing GM’s CEO to insisting that AIG employees return their contractually guaranteed retention bonus—Washington has demanded and businessmen have acquiesced. So it has been with Washington’s latest [...]
AIG \ bailout \ Barack Obama \ capitalism
No Bonuses = No Contract Law
Over the last few days Washington has been denouncing AIG for paying out retention bonuses to employees in its financial-products division—the same division responsible for much of the company’s recent losses. Relegated to the background is the fact the bonuses are a lawful contractual obligation. While bonuses are normally discretionary, in this case, presumably to [...]
insider trading \ profit motive \ SEC \ selfish
Inside Insider Trading
A scientist working for a pharmaceutical company learns that after decades of research and development, she has succeeded in creating a drug that fights cancer. She wants to buy as much stock in her company as she can afford, knowing that her efforts will cause the stock price to sky-rocket. She wants to take full [...]
Islam \ mysticism \ religion \ Terrorism
The Religion of Peace
This September, in a speech at the University of Regensburg in Germany, Pope Benedict XVI quoted an ancient source that identified Muslims as violent. “Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new,” wrote the 14th century Byzantine emperor quoted by the Pope, “and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as [...]
Legalize The American Dream
Illegal immigrants are pouring into the United States. Pro-immigration rallies and anti-immigration rallies alternated with equal fervor this spring, while the number of illegals living in the country continued to grow towards 10 million. Pending legislation threatens to make illegal immigration a felony and to build a wall across the southern border. A group of [...]
Afghanistan \ democracy \ Iraq \ Terrorism
The Backward Strategy of Democracy
This January, the Islamic terrorist organization, Hamas, won the Palestinian elections by a landslide. It now effectively controls Parliament. President Bush responded to the election by complimenting the democratic process. “You see,” he said, in a line quoted by Time Online, “When you give people the vote, give them the chance to express themselves at [...]
Deadline for April Issue Orders is on Sunday!
The April issue is awesome, and there are only two days left to order it. It’s on foreign policy. The contents are as follows: Elan Jouro: “Death to ‘Diplomacy’ with Iran” Felipe Sediles: “Domestic Security Secures our Demise” Kelly Cadenas: “Campus Commentary: The Self-Censorship Epidemic on College Campuses” Audra Hilse: “World Peace Requires World Freedom” [...]
April Issue!!
We are now accepting orders for the April issue of the paper, which goes to press in a week. Please click the “distribute” link at the top of the page to place your order. The April issue is on foreign policy. It covers everything from Hamas and Iran, to domestic spying, to the morality of [...]
free speech \ Islam \ mohammad
Defend Free Speech Against Muslim Attack
In response to the Mohammad cartoon controversy, TU has created a stand-alone flyer in defense of free speech. The flyer displays one of the infamous Danish cartoons, a statement from our editors, and Onkar Ghate’s op-ed, “The Twilight of Freedom of Speech.” The PDF of the flyer is available to the right of the page. [...]
