by Scott A. McConnell | Jan 1, 2010 | Psychology & Living
New Year’s Day is the most active-minded holiday, because it is the one where people evaluate their lives and plan and resolve to take action.
by Sylvia Bokor | Dec 28, 2009 | POLITICS
It is not unusual to hear politicians express contempt for philosophical ideas while simultaneously claiming they are Progressives and Pragmatist—as if those words did not give title to volumes of philosophical ideas—each resting upon the most lethal... by Alex Epstein | Dec 27, 2009 | POLITICS
Everyone seems to have a different take on how to solve Americas health-care problem. But notice that every solution offered involves some elaborate new system of government controls. Different proposals include a public option, mandatory insurance for individuals,... by Richard E. Ralston | Dec 22, 2009 | Healthcare
Health care legislation now being debated in the Senate will do nothing to make health care more affordable but quite a lot to make it more expensive. It serves the purpose of a massive and permanent expansion of the size and power of government and the political... by Richard E. Ralston | Dec 15, 2009 | Healthcare
The most effective means of destroying the rights of individual Americans is by replacing those rights with new powers for the government. Then, instead of the right to the pursuit of happiness, the political class declares that everyone has the right to... by Sylvia Bokor | Dec 10, 2009 | POLITICS
At a recent activist training session an 18-year old said, “I’m here because I want to do something about the antipathy among my own age group.” A work-at-home mom said, “Forty-five times I’ve written to my Congressman asking questions.... by Sylvia Bokor | Dec 8, 2009 | POLITICS
Here are the first two paragraphs of New Mexico Senator Tom Udall’s response to an e-mail urging him to vote “No” on the health care bill presently before the Senate: “This past weekend, the Senate took an important step toward providing... by Walter Williams | Dec 2, 2009 | POLITICS
The ultimate constraint that we all face is knowledge — what we know and don’t know. The knowledge problem is pervasive and by no means trivial as hinted at by just a few examples. You’ve purchased a house. Was it the best deal you could have gotten?... by Thomas Sowell | Dec 1, 2009 | POLITICS
Random thoughts on the passing scene: Sometimes we seem like people on a pleasure boat drifting down the Niagara river, unaware that there are waterfalls up ahead. I don’t know what people think...
