Originally posted January 24, 2014. Sounds dramatic and scary, I know, but Debbie and I witness this riding our Harleys around the country, especially in liberal New York and New England. We are aware of two culprits: one, the Internet; and two, political fair trade delusions. The bought-and-paid-for politicians in Washington apparently believe that passing […]
Policy Perspectives of the Presidential Candidates: Foreign Policy
From the Cato Institute: The presidential candidates for the two main parties are all but certain, but on the topic of foreign policy there are number of contradictions that could make this race unique. Hillary Clinton will enter the general election as the most hawkish candidate—a paradox given that she is the presumed Democratic nominee […]
Congratulations to Flemming Rose
Congratulations to Flemming Rose, the winner of the Milton Friedman Prize for Advancing Liberty from the Cato Institute. Here are some selected remarks from Rose’s acceptance speech as quoted by The Wall Street Journal: We easily get into trouble if our defense of free speech is premised on whether it contributes to truth-seeking or not, or […]
Jerry Zeifman: Hillary Clinton, Unethical, File-removing, Liar, Unfit for Public Trust
Originally posted July 30, 2013. According to Jerry Zeifman, a lifelong Democrat, Hillary Clinton was an unethical file-removing liar unsuitable for any position of public or private trust. Sound a little harsh? Not at all, simply the view of the chief counsel to the House Judiciary Committee at the time of Nixon’s impeachment. In National […]
Liberals in “Absolute Control” of Academia
Jason L. Riley, who spoke last winter at a Cato event Dick, Matt and I attended in Naples, Florida, recently was disinvited from delivering the BB&T Distinguished Lecture at Virginia Tech’s Pamplin College of Business. Mr. Riley, who is black, writes for the WSJ and is the author of Please Stop Helping Us: How Liberals […]
A Platform of Hope and Change?
After living through more than 87 straight months of a Democratic president elected on a platform of “Hope and Change,” how is it possible that so many under-50 liberals are rallying around Bernie Sanders as the agent of change? The WSJ’s Daniel Henninger then asks, “What, exactly, is Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton or even Bernie […]
The Catastrophe of Massive Government Debt
Jim Grant’s estimate that Americans each owe $42,998 has whipped up the liberal blogosphere into a fury not seen since conservative economists began picking apart Thomas Picketty’s Capital in the Twenty-First Century. Here, Cato Institute scholar Chris Edwards defends Grant’s estimate, and says that it may be too low. A Time article by James Grant warning about rising […]
Follow the Moving Van
Follow the money or the moving van to see which states are open for business and which one’s are not. From the United Van Lines “United National Movers Study“: United has tracked migration patterns annually on a state-by-state basis since 1977. For 2015, the study is based on household moves handled by United within the […]
Jefferson’s Warning on the Judiciary
Back in 1789, Thomas Jefferson warned that the Judiciary, if given too much power, might ruin our REPUBLIC, and destroy our RIGHTS. Letter to Thomas Ritchie, Dec. 25, 1820: The Judiciary of the United States is the subtle corps of sappers and miners constantly working under ground to undermine the foundations of our confederated fabric…. […]
Our Government (Not) at Work
Does any American really need to receive junk mail six days a week from the United States Postal Service? Probably not. Nonetheless, Congress imposes a rigid monopoly on us. As emails have increased and snail mail has deteriorated, the USPS has lost $50 billion since 1970. But as more bill paying, advertising, invitations, and other […]
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