The Better Option
It’s a lot easier to patronize another business than to get government to fix the problem.
My Dangerous New York Times Interview
When it comes to condemning Islam for inspiring terrorists to kill, the mainstream media is addicted to moral relativism and shilling for Mohammad.
A Reply to a Muslim Caliban
Oriana Fallaci, the late journalist, is quoted about the perils of the mass immigration of Muslims to the West. But a Muslim Caliban ignores her.
The Establishment’s Anti-Reality Check
Are our political and cultural establishments connected to reality? Evidence shows that they are not.
Paris: City of Darkness
The fatal attack on Charlie Hebdo in Paris is the latest Islamic attack on freedom of speech everywhere.
Trust Reputation, Beware of Regulation
Trust — society depends on it.
Liberals’ Use of Black People, Part II
The news media and intellectual elite don’t condemn Sharpton or Obama, because they have two standards of behavior: one for whites and a lower one for blacks.
The ‘Equality’ Racket
What may be a spontaneous confusion among the public at large about the very different meanings of the word “equality” can be a carefully cultivated confusion by politicians, lawyers and others skilled in rhetoric, who can exploit that confusion for their own benefit.
Hurts So Good: When Exactly Are Falling Prices Bad?
Falling consumer prices are good for the consumer and the economy, but they are bad for central banks looking to maintain asset bubbles and for governments looking for a graceful way to renege on their debts.
Al Sharpton’s Thuggish “Fund Raising”
Al Sharpton’s notoriety stems not only from his repellent bigotry, but also from his skill for practicing extortion on corporations for “donations.”
Clueless Reporting at The New York Times
I used to get angrier about such clueless reporting because when I worked at ABC News, editors based entire shows on silly ideas from the Times. Now we have more sources of news, so one newspaper doesn’t matter as much. Thank goodness.
Are Facts Obsolete?
Reasoned thoughts on Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, Eric Garner and Rodney King.
Liberals’ Immoral Use of Black People
Liberals desperately need blacks. If the Democratic Party lost just 30 percent of the black vote, it would mean the end of the liberal agenda. That means blacks must be kept in a perpetual state of grievance in order to keep them as a one-party people in a two-party system.
A Year of Anniversaries
Anniversaries are opportunities to look back at historic turning points, compare the rhetoric of the time with the reality that we now know unfolded — and to learn hard lessons about the difference between rhetoric and reality for our own time.
What is the Meaning of New Year’s?
Your life is in your own hands.
Random Thoughts December 2014
When the political left wants to help the black community, they usually want to help the worst elements in that community — thugs they portray as martyrs, for example — without the slightest regard for the negative effect this can have on the lives of the majority of decent black people.
Capitalism Brings Prosperity To All
Long-term wealth can only be created by earning it: by trading value for value for win-win outcomes.
Reputation Protects Better Than Regulation
Regulators call themselves “consumer protectors,” but often their main role is to ban better options.
