2002 – Joseph Bast | Writing

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The following is what I said, or at least meant to say, during Heartland’s 18th Anniversary Benefit Dinner on October 23. Many thanks to those who were able to join us and to those who made contributions but were unable to attend.

Speeches

Eternal Vigilance

November 1, 2002

What would I tell President Bush to do if I could give him marching orders? One thought led to the next, and soon the following faux letter to the President was written.

Essays

The President’s Marching Orders

October 1, 2002

The next time you’re chatting with neighbors or colleagues at work, ask them what they think about the Enron scandal and “what it means about capitalism and the stock market.” The correct answer is: “Capitalism is self-regulating.”

Essays

Enron Proves Capitalism Works

September 1, 2002

I like where Heartland is at eighteen, but I also know we cannot afford to rest on our laurels.

Essays

I’m Eighteen, and I Like It!

August 1, 2002

I think smokers became fair game for regulators, tax hikers, and self-anointed do-gooders when our numbers fell below 25 percent of all adults in recent years. There are now more ex-smokers than smokers in the U.S.

Essays

What Smokers Deserve to Know

July 1, 2002

There are no rest stops on the road to freedom, because big-government advocates never stop trying to impose their wills on the rest of us. We are not lost ... but neither are we “almost there yet.”

Essays

Are We Lost?

June 1, 2002

Lawsuit abuse, antitrust laws, the return of feudalism, and asset forfeiture represent four deadly threats to the Rule of Law.

Essays

Four Attacks on the Rule of Law

May 1, 2002

It’s time I got my hands dirty, practice what I preach, fish or cut bait, and quit just talking about it. It’s time, in other words, for me to run for Governor of Illinois.

Essays

Why I Am Running for Governor

April 1, 2002

Voucher advocates (including this writer) have seldom criticized tax credits, pursuing instead a “big tent” philosophy that anything that encourages choice is good.

Essays

Tax Credits versus Vouchers: Time to Decide

March 1, 2002

Four decades of hard work by thousands of activists, intellectuals, and elected officials is finally about to pay off. Opinion polls show majorities of voters (and supermajorities of parents and minorities) support vouchers.

Essays

2002: The Year of School Vouchers

February 1, 2002