by Glenn Woiceshyn | Mar 10, 2009 | POLITICS
Good government? Isn’t that an oxymoron?Many today believe so. Who can blame them? Our political system has increasingly become a chaotic jungle driven by competing pressure groups (“special interests”) seeking special “favours” and... by Thomas Sowell | Mar 10, 2009 | POLITICS
Now that the federal government has decided to bail out homeowners in trouble, with mortgage loans up to $729,000, that raises some questions that ought to be asked, but are seldom being asked. Since the average American never took out a mortgage loan as big as seven... by Ron Pisaturo | Mar 10, 2009 | Housing, POLITICS
In his “Remarks by the President on the mortgage crisis” on February 18, Obama stated: Our housing crisis was born of eroding home values, but it was also an erosion of our common values, and in some case, common sense. It was brought about by big banks... by Paul Hsieh MD | Mar 9, 2009 | POLITICS
The old joke runs, “I’m from the government and I’m here to help.” Most Americans are appropriately skeptical of such a claim, just as they are skeptical when told that they’ve won $10 million in a Nigerian lottery. But President... by George Reisman | Mar 7, 2009 | MARKETS
The President’s statement reveals a great deal about his understanding or, more correctly, lack of understanding of economics.
by Richard E. Ralston | Mar 5, 2009 | Healthcare
Sometimes drugs developed to treat a specific condition can have unanticipated results for the treatment of other conditions. Sometimes this is discovered by patients and their physicians as an accidental byproduct of monitoring the effectiveness of the medication.... by Dr Michael Hurd | Mar 4, 2009 | Immigration, POLITICS
In a free country, it’s self-evident that there’s room for everyone. This is because free people are also, by definition,self-responsible. The only people who need to be kept out of a free country are violent criminals and others who are objective,... by Walter Williams | Mar 4, 2009 | Europe, POLITICS
Government health care advocates used to sing the praises of Britain’s National Health Service (NHS). That’s until its poor delivery of health care services became known. A recent study by David Green and Laura Casper, “Delay, Denial and... by Thomas Sowell | Mar 3, 2009 | POLITICS
They say talk is cheap. But in fact it can be devastatingly expensive. Among the generation of Germans who were enthralled by Hitler’s eloquence, millions paid with their lives and their children’s lives for empowering this demagogue to lead them to ruin...
