Objections Against Capitalism: The Perils of “Too Much” Freedom
The argument for limiting our freedom—and for objecting capitalism, a system of freedom—is based on a dismal view of human beings.
Republicans and Blacks
Republicans have failed to explain why the minimum wage laws that Democrats support are counterproductive for blacks.
Bizarre Arguments and Behavior
Some statements and arguments are so asinine that you’d have to be an academic or a leftist to take them seriously.
Debt and Taxes
If cutting and taxing are off the table, we can expect borrowing and printing.
Pearls of James Madison: Part II – The Bill of Rights
How did James Madison address the contentious issue of a Bill of Rights for the new Constitution? Why did he think it was necessary?
A Moss-Covered Rolling Stone
Why do so many people cling to a discredited ideology like Communism? Is it mental inertia, or the appeal of the unearned?
Academic Food Fights
Obamacare isn’t the only government program that will eat up your money. There are all those government-grant funded studies on….food.
Spring Clean Government
For every new regulation bureaucrats pass, they must repeal five old ones.
Is There Wage Stagnation?
Many economists, politicians and pundits assert that median wages have stagnated since the 1970s.
Ukraine: A Painful Argument for a Foreign Policy of Self-Interest
Vladimir Putin’s actions are detestable and the result of American weakness–intellectual weakness. If the United States ever commits to a serious foreign policy of self-interest, dictators and authoritarians will perceive America as both strong and credible. Until then, we’re stuck shooting spitballs at barbarians.
A Tiger of a Book: The Triple Package
“The Triple Package” is a book that tells us much that we all need to know about America — especially if we want to keep the welfare state ideology from destroying the American Dream.
Pearls of James Madison, Founder
James Madison, a preeminent political intellectual of his time, had words of wisdom that have not lost their potency or their relevance to our tumultuous and confusing times.
Our Sociopathic Political Class
Are our political leaders and their supporters outside of government mentally deranged, or just a bunch of nice clueless guys who are wrong about everything?
War on Women
It’s fine if dance and art groups are mostly women, but if athletic teams are too male, lawsuits follow.
Putin Parties Like It’s 1959
The best thing America could do for the Ukraine, or any other victim of totalitarian repression, is to make the world safe for freedom, private property and individual rights.
Russia’s Putin Plays for Keeps in Crimea
Putin may see six major geo-political weaknesses in the U.S. position.
The Left Versus Minorities
Charter schools take power from politicians and bureaucrats, letting parents decide where their children will go to school. That is obviously offensive to those on the left, who think that our betters should be making our decisions for us.
Obamacare Ruins More Than Health Care
Obamacare will harm us on a broader scale, as the underlying nature of the health law’s provisions, and the tactics used to implement them, affect all areas of public and business policy.
Governed by Rules, Not Men
Who’s in office is making a difference, because government has abandoned its referee and night watchman function and gotten into the business of determining winners and losers.
Teaching for Indoctrination
There are unmistakable parallels between the educational ends of the Nazis and the educational ends of the American Left. The Nazi policy was to imbue students with German “pride.” The American left policy is to instill students with shame and anti-individualism.
