The Flagellation of the Pursuit of Happiness
Krugman and his ilk actually care nothing whatever for the welfare of the poor. For them the suffering of the poor is merely a weapon with which to beat down the aspirations and success of the rich, which alone can elevate the poor.
Altruism: The Morality of Logical Fallacies
Sacrifice–Sacrifice–Sacrifice. Everyone believes it is the moral thing to do. And no philosopher has been willing to challenge this idea. Except Ayn Rand.
Notes on the Near Eastern Legacy of Islam
I just finished teaching an undergraduate university class on the Ancient Near East: 15 weeks on Ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt. I read as many original documents and modern histories–and looked at as much art–as I had time to do. I became intrigued by the...Preserving a Vision–at the Expense of the Facts
Despite the warm glow of self-satisfaction that the liberal vision confers on liberals, ugly facts keep intruding to undermine that vision. Some liberals eventually jump ship and defect to conservatism when the facts keep piling up too high to ignore.* This takes...The “Trickle Down” Left: Preserving a Vision
The New York Times of May 21 featured estimates of how much revenue the federal government is losing as a result of tax cuts, more than $50 billion over a five-year period. Meanwhile, a front-page story in the Wall Street Journal reported the government as receiving...The “Progressive Era”: Preserving a Vision
In Shelby Steele’s new book, “White Guilt,” he mentions an encounter with a white liberal who fiercely defended the welfare state programs and policies of the 1960s. “Damn it, we saved this country!” he all but shouted. “This...“Price-Gouging,” Opportunity Costs, and the Economics of Prices
Here’s what one reader wrote: “Williams, I can understand how the destruction of Hurricane Katrina and Middle East political uncertainty can jack up gasoline prices. But it’s price-gouging for the oil companies to raise the price of all the gasoline...“Gloom and Doom” Media Hype: Preserving a Vision
Conservatives who point out the declining audience for the big television network newscasts, and declining public trust of the media in general, often under-estimate how much clout the liberal media still have. For example, while the economy has had near-record highs...
CAPITALISM REVIEW
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