Taxing Times
Squabbling between flat taxers and sales taxers could allow the Internal Revenue Code to escape unscathed.
Policy
Polluted Science
New air pollution regulations based on questionable science and creative economic analysis could cost billions and change the way Americans mow their lawns, heat their homes, clean their clothes, and barbecue their burgers. Can Congress stop this regulatory power grab?
Thy Neighbor's Keeper
Can private charities replace tax-funded welfare? A program in one Maryland county suggests the challenges facing church-based efforts to help welfae mothers become self-sufficient.
Adieu to the Avant-Garde
As the artistic regime shifts, realism, rhyme, and representation make a comback.
Armey of the Right
Majority Leader Dick Armey may well be the next Speaker of the House. What's his agenda?
Here's a Deal We Can Afford to Refuse
Sports arena: Public money shouldn't be spent on fat cats who expect huge profits.
Youth Appeal
Self-appointed Web watchers are worried that virtual smoking and drinking might lead to the real thing.
Child-proofing the World
By every measure, children are doing better than ever. Why all the anxiety? And where will it end?
Hints from Eloise
Welfare-reform pioneer Eloise Anderson speaks bluntly--as always--about race, class, sex, and the realities of "the system."
