Lying About Yosemite National Park

Yosemite National Park is one of the beauties of nature that has brought me back every year for more than 20 consecutive years. But, in recent years especially, there seem to be two Yosemites — the one discussed in the media and the one I see with my own eyes....

America’s Greatest Unknown Market Analyst

“I happen to love Cleveland,” says Elliott Schlang as we sip our drinks in the dark and stylish bar of the Jefferson Hotel, which, to my parochial Northeast Corridor mind, is about as far from Cleveland as you can get. I happen to love Elliott Schlang, and...

The Mixed Legacy of Ronald Reagan

The hyperbole of remembrance that follows the death of any President, as has certainly followed the death of Mr. Reagan, will subside eventually and it will be left to historians to analyze what it was he did as President and whether or not that had any value. The...

Talkers vs. Doers, Part 2

The fact that benefits have costs means that those who create these benefits are tempting targets for accusations from those who know how to dramatize the costs. This means that the doers are constantly on the defensive when attacked by the talkers. These attacks are...

Talkers vs. Doers

The big divide in this country is not between Democrats and Republicans, or women and men, but between talkers and doers. Think about the things that have improved our lives the most over the past century — medical advances, the transportation revolution, huge...

Three Cheers for Bill Cosby, Part II

Bill Cosby’s May 17 remarks at a Washington, D.C., gathering commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Brown vs. Board of Education Supreme Court decision continues to draw controversy and debate. That’s good. Some of the debate highlights a point made by...

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