How many lives were saved by James Q. Wilson?
Academia’s Consumer Fraud
If businesses conducted themselves like universities, criminal charges would be called for.
The Legacy of Intervention
Why leftists, especially intellectuals, are the least likely to suspect that they are ignorant of the things with which they meddle.
High-Speed Rail: Going Nowhere, Very Fast
A fiscal black hole in the making.
Kodak and the Post Office
A tale of two bankruptcies.
Random Thoughts for the New Year
Untangling the twisted logic behind the Left’s war on America.
Alice in Liberal Land
What if Alice could visit the world of leftist rhetoric and assumptions today?
Democracy Versus Mob Rule
Taxpayers should demand their money back for the public schools that produced Occupy Wall Street protesters.
The Media and ‘Bullying’
Which minority group is in vogue for the Left determines media crusades.
Random Thoughts on the Passing Scene
Instead of “spreading the wealth,” Obama has spread the poverty.
Economic Meddling Disasters
Why politics and economics should not mix.
The ‘Ponzi’ Sound Bite
The hard truth behind the media outrage.
Leave the Economy Alone
Why politicians, Left and Right, should try doing nothing.
An Unusual Economy?
Or unusually bad leadership?
Learning from Britain’s Moral Rot
A wake-up call for the West.
Random Thoughts of an Economist
I have never believed for a moment that Barack Obama has the best interests of the United States at heart.
The Meaning of Poverty
Why government-defined poverty is so expansive, it’s meaningless.
Too Much of a Good Thing
The common sense that all politicians ignore.
Forgotten Stars
Three recent sports biographies raise questions about who is remembered and why.
When Talking Points Trump Reality
What’s the truth about taxing the rich and government-controlled medicine?
The Young, Not Seniors, Are Being Dumped off a Cliff
Retirees have the least to fear from entitlement reform.
Government Decisions vs. Private Decisions
Can ever-growing government decision-making be stopped?
Understanding Obama’s Disdain for Israel
The underlying rational — and lessons learned from Rev. Jeremiah Wright.
The Scary Stories Politicians Tell
But little is based in reality.
Slaves to Words
What Obama’s constant talk about “millionaires and billionaires” really means.