The Bullying Pulpit
The federal government already has ample powers to punish people who have broken the tax laws. It does not need additional powers to bully people who haven’t.
The Value of Free-Market Competition
It is wrong of governments to interfere with markets, whether through protectionism or other regulations restricting our freedom to trade and compete.
America’s New Entitlement Monarchy
(A reader of mine from Germany writes) Dear Dr. Hurd: The worker who earns only a small amount of money should pay no taxes, but his premiums for health insurance, pension insurance, unemployment insurance and long term nursery insurance. The wealthy people should pay...Tragedy in Bangladesh: Do Capitalism and Egoism Cause Buildings to Collapse and Crush Workers?
Almost 400 garment workers were crushed to death when shoddily built factory building collapsed in Bangladesh last month. Tragedies like this lead to a lot of finger-pointing in the media, as well as proposals for their prevention in the future. Unfortunately, much of...Restaurant Impossible’s Robert Irvine a Great Cognitive Therapist
If you want to better understand the concept of cognitive therapy, tune in to an unlikely source: Chef Robert Irvine’s Food Network series, Restaurant Impossible. Food Network’s website describes the show as follows: “Turning around a failing restaurant is a daunting...Trading is the Secret To Getting Ahead
The best way for human beings to survive and flourish is not to be givers or takers but traders.
Unemployment: A Deadlier Disaster for the Third World
As wage rates rise, workers can more and more afford to accept lesser increases along with improved working conditions of a kind that must be at their expense.
The Biggest Loser Wins
While the world’s economies jockey one another for the lead in the currency devaluation derby, it’s worth considering the value of the prize they are seeking. They believe a weak currency opens the door to trade dominance, by allowing manufacturers to...Apple Computer Should Not Have To Pay Taxes
Apple, the most highly valued technology company and the creator of wonderful products that millions enjoy and use to enhance their productivity, has been accused of not paying enough taxes at a congressional hearing where CEO Tim Cook was grilled yesterday. (See the...
CAPITALISM REVIEW
- Birds of a Collectivist Feather Flock Together
- Say Yes To Data Centers
- Verifying Universal Mail In Ballots
- Chip Joyce: Fauci Document Archive
- George Reisman: Western civilization is open to everyone
- Tracinski Loses Congressional Bid in Virginia
- Minnesota ICE Resistance: Creating a powder keg of citizen vs. federal law enforcement
- Shooting of Renee Good: Irresponsible to Immediately Proclaim This a Murder
- America Last: Fuentes’s Prime Supporters are Foreign Bots That Boost His Influence
- America is Not Fundamentally a Christian Nation
- “Warm Collectivism” vs. “Frigid” Individualism
- CNN Scott Jennings on the “epidemic of political vigilantism”