In my last I covered seven principles of Stress Management. Here are seven more:8. Process your feelings, and introspect, regularly. When you encounter a dilemma or issue, discuss it with a close friend, a professional counselor, or yourself (e.g., in the form of a...
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Why GOPers cheered when McCain lost
Senator John McCain lost his bid to become his party's nominee, and "core" Republicans cheered. No, not because of McCain's alleged fiery temper, or his Gore-like economic plan, or his silly crusade against Big Tobacco -- an industry both lawful and subsidized by the...
Gore’s “Guilt” Over Gas Prices Should Not Be Based On His 4.3 Cent/Gallon Tax Increase
At Christmas, $1.25 was the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded fuel. It is now more than $1.50 and is expected to be as high as $2.00 within four months. With no end in sight to the rising prices, Republican politicians, sensing an election-year issue, are...
Evolution and Public Schools
Under pressure from the religious right, the Illinois Board of Education has quietly eliminated the word "evolution" from state school standards. Liberals complain that this violates the separation between church state. But they're getting exactly what they deserve....
John McCain’s Moral Assault on Freedom
John McCain is not shy about expressing his moral vision for America. When he officially announced his candidacy, he said, "I run for president because I want the next generation of Americans to know the sense of pride and purpose of serving a cause greater than...
The Sanctity of the Doctor-Patient Relationship
The doctor-patient relationship is not merely eroding, it is dying.
Beware of a Stock Market that Trades Above Average
Covering International equities over the last decade has been an interesting experience. Emerging markets in Asia and Latin America have gone through a couple of rounds of boom and bust, compressing into a few short years as much euphoria and desperation as most...
John McCain’s Statist Vision for America: How America Barely Escaped The “McCain Phenomenon”
America dodged a bullet on Super Tuesday. G. W. Bush, governor of Texas and candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, swept seven of the eleven primaries held on March 7, winning such delegate-rich states as California, New York, Ohio, and Georgia. In one...
Immigration, Moochers, and the Welfare State
Q. How is an "open-borders" immigration policy compatible with the principle of self-interest? While we have a welfare state, isn't it irrational to encourage immigration? Shouldn't the openness of our borders be tied to phasing out the redistribution of our wealth?...
When the Bad Guy is Black
The double standard slaps you in the face. Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania. Ronald Taylor, a black man, allegedly guns down five whites, killing three. What followed became a textbook case on how contemporary American journalism deals with race. The suspect's motive could...
The Railroading of Microsoft
The press coverage of Microsoft's antitrust trial, up through the testimony of the final witness, has conveyed one consistent theme: Microsoft is losing. Its witnesses, we are told, have been caught in inconsistencies; Bill Gates's videotaped testimony was evasive;...
The New China? Once A Dictator, Always A Dictator
The past arrest of Peng Cheng by the Chinese Government, and the more recent "strong" statements against Taiwan, shows how little has changed in that country. Take the case of Mr. Cheng. Mr. Cheng was sentenced to three years in a labor camp on "subversion" charges....
Industrialization: The Environmentalist’s Version of Original Sin
Environmentalists -- notorious for making doomsday predictions about man's industrial activities while appealing to "science" -- are now turning to religion to halt the "sins" of industrialization and development. Over a year ago in a full-page article ("Keep Faith...
Limits on Guns
Question: In a proper society, individuals surrender to government the right to the use of retaliatory force. How does this line of reasoning applies to gun control. If it is moral and hence legal to own a weapon that can kill many quickly, where and what reasoning...
Conclusions Misdrawn: Backseat Drivers Look In the Rear View Mirror
A lot of friends who dabble in the stock market have been calling me lately to pick my brain about this or that Internet stock. Of course, any word of caution or concern I express over lofty valuations invariably falls on deaf ears. God forbid I actually say anything...
Cops — How Bad Are They?
Not Guilty. An Albany, N.Y. jury, consisting of four blacks, acquitted four white officers charged in the shooting death of West African Amadou Diallo. The undercover cops, looking for a rapist, cornered Diallo in the vestibule of his Bronx apartment. They ordered him...
Stress Busting: Principles of Stress-Management
Have you ever suffered from any of the following symptoms? Poor concentration. Forgetting to do important tasks. A pervasive sense of helplessness or hopelessness. Nervous behaviors (shaking leg, biting nails). High blood pressure. Blowing up or snapping at loved ones...
Why Greenspan Trashes the Markets
When Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan speaks, markets listen. But Mr. Greenspan doesn't create wealth, as E.F. Hutton did when he spoke. Mr. Greenspan's speeches tend to destroy wealth. Last week, for example, Greenspan told Congress that he'll keep raising...
Time to Form a New Country? Why it is not the time to give up on America
Q. If you do not think libertarians are taking the correct action, may I suggest that those of us who are interested can join together to form a new country? A. This amounts to the idea that it is time to follow John Galt's advice and strike from the world. Although...
NAACP Promotes Racism on TV
because they can do the work but because they ‘represent’ their racial group,” said Tracinski.
Tracinski noted that the consequence of the NAACP’s demands will be the unjust branding of every black writer, director, or actor subsequently hired as a quota-filler, and not as an individual who earned his job.
O.J.’s Revenge?
O. J. Simpson, the only man in America more accessible to the press than John McCain, claims vindication. Simpson told Newsweek, "I feel vindicated. It is now loud and clear that these guys are capable of planting evidence and framing people. This is not something...
The Mystery of Alan Greenspan
Many people wonder about Alan Greenspan. As a student and associate of Ayn Rand in the 1960s, he wrote many articles on the virtue of capitalism, some appearing in her seminal work, Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal. An eloquent and ardent advocate of the free market, he...
Putting Your Investment Eggs in One Basket
Stock market indexes and market leadership has been growing increasingly concentrated in a small number of stocks and sectors. Professional portfolio managers often react to this market concentration by allocating more money to fewer stocks, reducing their...
"Pure and Perfect" Competition? By What Standard?
This article is an adaptation of a lecture Mr. Salsman gave at Harvard University, in May of 1999. The print version has been edited lightly in order to retain it's spontaneous quality. Mr. Salsman has not reviewed the edited version.I've mentioned some of the...
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