An excerpt from the Introduction to How to Be Profitable and Moral By Jaana Woiceshyn.
CULTURE
Five Times in 2020 When The New York Times Accidentally Told the Truth
The paper of record in 2020 shifted dramatically to the most illiberal stance possible on the virus, pushing for full lockdowns, and ignoring or burying any information that might contradict the case for this unprecedented experiment in social and economic control.
2020’s Good News
“We have this tendency, for good reasons, to focus on problems, because that’s our way of solving problems,” says Norberg. “But then there’s the risk that we’ll just despair and think it’s hopeless and we give up. That’s not the solution to our problems.
Santa’s Naughty and Nice Christmas List
Who should be on Santa’s naughty and nice lists this Christmas?
“Great Spirits” versus “Useful Idiots”
How was I to resolve the irreconcilable dilemma between my passionate love for scholarship and my gut-wrenching disappointment with those American intellectuals who condoned communist crimes?
Eulogy for Dad
Teaching was his passion. It was his gift. It was, second only to his family, his greatest love.
Remembering Walter Williams, Friend and Mentor
RIP, Professor Walter E. Williams. Thank you for gracing the world with your presence.
Untangling The ‘Gay Pride’ and ‘Black Pride’ Package Deal
I was recently asked if I thought “Black Pride,” “Gay Pride” and other forms of ethnic pride were legitimate.
Walter E. Williams 1936-2020
Walter Williams (1936-2020) “was my best friend for half a century. There was no one I trusted more or whose integrity I respected more.” – Thomas Sowell
Michael Sandel’s Tyranny of the “Common Good”
Sandel’s bottom line: you did not earn anything. It is all determined or blind luck. Sandel’s goal is to induce unearned guilt in everyone who does well in life.
The Price of Panic: How the Tyranny of Experts Turned a Crisis into a Catastrophe
COVID-19 doomsday predictions should have been received with skepticism.
Private Property’s Harvest
Yes, we’ve got the pandemic, lockdowns, a worsening deficit, etc. But we still live in a relatively free country at the most prosperous time in human history.
Jacob Goldstein’s “Planet Money”: Snarky, Inaccurate, and Oddly Incomplete
Every step of the way, Goldstein’s account is mistaken.
Bjorn Lomborg’s “False Alarm: How Climate Change Panic Costs Us Trillions, Hurts the Poor, and Fails to Fix the Planet”
Bjorn Lomborg’s “False Alarm: How Climate Change Panic Costs Us Trillions, Hurts the Poor, and Fails to Fix the Planet” is a true alarm—a call for a re-thinking of climate policy entirely.
“Freeloader U”: On Tax Exempt, Government Subsidized American Colleges
Everyone else pays more because colleges get tax breaks, government grants, and government loans.
Should Blacks Support The Destruction of Charter Schools?
Why do black people, as a political group, accept the attack on charter schools given that charter schools provide superior educational opportunities for black youngsters.
The Moral Meaning of the Berlin Wall
Life in the socialist utopia of East Germany was a waking nightmare.
Reflecting On Communism After 103 Years
November 7th marks the 103rd anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution, where Communist revolutionaries overthrew the czarist government of Russia, eventually leading to the establishment of the Soviet Union.
Why I Love America
“America is, and always will be, a shining City on a Hill.” – Ronald Reagan
Black Americans: No Longer “Useful Tools” For the Leftist, Hate-America Agenda
The solution to most of the major problems that confront black people will not be found in the political arena or by electing more blacks to high office.
Black Education Matters
Everything depends on how well Republicans inform black voters and how receptive those voters are to breaking their old voting habits.
Thanks To Progress Because of Capitalism Life is Getting Better
I obsess about problems. But I try not to let that distract me from the big picture:
“The Aristocracy of Pull” Meets Public Choice Theory: Randall Holcombe’s “Political Capitalism”
Holcombe mixes the theory of economic and political elites as it has been developed by political scientists and sociologists with Public Choice Theory to help us understand what Ayn Rand called “the aristocracy of pull” in Atlas Shrugged.
Lockdown Flagellation as Penance For Our Capitalist Sins
Let those who desire to suffer be free to do so. As for the rest of us, let us get back to having good lives, including partaking in actual fun.
What College Students “Learn” From Left-Wing Professors Will Shock You
Two websites, College Reform and College Fix, report on the despicable teachings on college campuses across the nation. Let us look at some of it.
Fatherless Households: A National Crisis
If protesters are truly concerned about the condition of Black and Hispanic urban Americans in particular, why the pathetic silence over the fatherless households, the principal reason for the very conditions they complain about?
Leftist Supremacy, Not White Supremacy, is the Gravest Threat to Black Lives
Is traditional racism, anti-black hatred, a major threat to black lives, as Black Lives Matter claims? Is there a far greater threat to black lives than traditional racism, that is widely overlooked? If so, what can we do about it? What must be done to protect black lives?
Biased Media
Last election, 96% of journalists’ political donations went to Hillary Clinton.
Liberty or Lockdown
The people with everything to gain from the lockdowns had nothing to lose; the people who had nothing to gain lost everything.
Slavery vs. Capitalism: The 1619 Project Not Only Ignores Actual History, But Basic Economics
People who believe that slavery is an efficient system of production are people who are ready to impose 100% marginal rates of taxation in the belief that doing so is economically harmless.
Motion Picture Academy “Diversity” Guidelines are Based on The Wrong Premise
Actors should be judged on their acting, and movies should be judged on their overall quality.
The Sloppy Use of Language Permits Nonsense To Be Passed Off as Critical Thinking
Sloppy language permits people to get away with speaking and doing all manner of destructive nonsense without being challenged.
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