Mind-Changing Books
From time to time, readers ask me what books have made the biggest difference in my life. I am not sure how to answer that question because the books that happened to set me off in a particular direction at a particular time may have no special message for others...Gas Prices and Price Controls
With all the recent hype and demagoguery about gasoline price-gouging, maybe it’s time to talk about the basics of exchange. First, what is exchange? Exchange occurs when an owner transfers property rights or title to that which is his. Here’s the essence...Christmas Reading
My annual list of books to recommend as Christmas presents is led by the clearest front-runner in years: “1776” by David McCullough. There was a time when the very mention of 1776 struck a responsive chord in Americans, as the year in which their...Oil Company Profits and The Senator From Windfall
Of all the politicians complaining about the profits and practices of America’s wicked oil companies, few can top Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.). Among her latest ventures is a demand that the oil company executives who testified Nov. 9 be brought back to the...The Unlearned Lesson of Enron–4 Years Later
Four years ago this month, Enron Corporation–number 7 on the Fortune 500–filed for bankruptcy, culminating a collapse that shocked America. It is commonly believed that Enron fell because its leaders, eager to make money, schemed to bilk investors. The...How To Prevent Confiscatory Taxation: Cut Spending to Save Needed Tax Cuts
If you say, “I have good news and bad news,” people usually ask for the good news first. So here’s the good news: Our economy is growing, easily outpacing the tepid performance of other industrialized nations. Unemployment, according to the Labor...The Real Che Guevara
“Don’t shoot – I’m Che! I’m worth more to you live than dead!”
