Conservation or Confiscation?

In April, the New Jersey Builders Association finally managed to muster an attack on legislation whose purpose it is said is to “conserve” a wide swath of northern New Jersey called the Highlands. In Congress, there’s also a Highlands Conservation...

Big Times, Small Men

Q: I agree with you that President Bush is a conservative who embodies yesterday’s liberals, as exemplified by his massive domestic spending, expansion of Medicare, campaign finance reform, etc. But don’t you think this is just his political opportunism at...

Bush’s Religiosity Wounds the War Effort

The religious foundations of the new governments in Afghanistan and Iraq threaten to undercut the Bush administration’s war on terrorism. Being a champion of religion, however, Bush sanctions these developments that aid and abet America’s would-be...

Country Analysis: China Inches Toward Capitalism

The constitutional protection of property in China is a continuation of reforms I’ve observed following China’s investment environment over the past ten years. Currently, the Chinese economy is a mixture of heavily regulated or government controlled...

Fixing a Broken Tax System with a Flat Tax

America’s complicated tax system needs a complete overhaul, not minor fixes. The large role that system plays in many of the political dramas dominating the daily headlines shows why. Republicans and Democrats, for instance, are fighting over the...

Criminalizing Business, Part 2

Can you imagine being charged with murder for the death of someone you didn’t even know was dead, when you were not even around when it happened? Only in California — and only if you are in business. In a state where hardened criminals are coddled, and...

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