Explore over 9,000 free-to-read articles on capitalism, socialism, politics, economics, and individual rights.
MARKETS
Judy Shelton: Golden Nominee for a Tarnished Fed
Judy Shelton is a high-class, high-quality economist, who should join the Fed not so much to burnish its image but to keep it at least a little bit honest and real. The Fed today doesn’t really deserve Shelton, but Shelton deserves a top place at the Fed.
The Irrelevance of “Worker Need” and “Employer Greed” in the Determination of Wages
In the conditions of a labor shortage, which necessarily materializes if wage rates go below the point corresponding to full employment, the payment of higher wages provides exactly the same benefit to employers.
Housing Will Remain a Government Program
Recently, the Obama Administration seemed to flash a rare sign of laissez-faire thinking when it issued a report calling for the “winding down” of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the two taxpayer-guaranteed institutions now responsible for backing at...
The FED’s Core Incompetency and Inflation
For years the Federal Reserve has told us that in order to detect inflation in the economy it is important to separate "signal from noise" by focusing on "core" inflation statistics, which exclude changes in food and energy prices. Because food and energy figure so...
POLITICS
‘Blackfishing’ and Racial Deception
If as it has now become acceptable to call oneself a woman, when one has the anatomical equipment of a male, then why isn’t it okay to claim that one is black, Latino or Asian when one is really Caucasian?
Obama’s Rule by the Pen
We’re living under the blossoming dictatorship of a petulant child.
Fact-Free Liberals (Part 4 of 4)
Many leading thinkers on the left had only contempt for “the people.”
Fact-Free Liberals (Part 3 of 4)
While the fact-free liberals celebrate the “war on poverty” and other bright ideas of the 1960s, we are trying to cope with yet another “reform” that has made matters worse, ObamaCare.
CULTURE
The Last Emperor
Scott Holleran on Bertolucci’s muted, mythological, China-themed masterpiece.
Marilyn Monroe: Through Your Most Grievous Fault
Marilyn Monroe on the screen was an image of pure, innocent, childlike joy in living.
Christianity’s Contribution to Women
American women were baptized into the workforce decades ago. Today they're running their own businesses, launching their own product lines, are managers, directors, VPs and CEOs. That's why the recent Southern Baptist Convention's in-fight over the issue of women in...
The McWilliams Special, Part 3 of 3
Just how McWilliams felt we had no means of knowing; but we knew our hearts would not beat freely until his infernal Special should slide safely over the last of the 266 miles which still lay between the distressed man and his unfortunate child. From McCloud to...
LAW
Trust Reputation, Beware of Regulation
Trust — society depends on it.
No Results Found
The page you requested could not be found. Try refining your search, or use the navigation above to locate the post.
SCI-TECH
Silencing Opposition to Greens on Global Warming
The petition I have referred to has no financial support from Exxon or any other company in the oil, coal, or natural gas industries. Can the same thing be said about governmental support of The Royal Society and the endless “studies” dedicated to advancing the Green agenda?
No Results Found
The page you requested could not be found. Try refining your search, or use the navigation above to locate the post.
WORLD
London Terrorism: British “Covenant of Security” with Islamists Ends
The country had gone from safe haven to enemy camp.
No Results Found
The page you requested could not be found. Try refining your search, or use the navigation above to locate the post.