America is an automobile powered country, and Americans spend a great deal of time in their vehicles. According to a report from AAA released in September, Americans spend more than 290 hours on the road each year. But while driving, people are the most exposed to disaster they’ll likely be in a day. Whether a […]
Why Are the Wealthy Fleeing This Teetering State in a Surge?
In the year between July 2015 and 2016, Illinois lost 114,000 people in net migration. According to analysis by the Illinois Policy Institute, the exodus of people from Illinois has accelerated since the state increased taxes to 5% for individuals and 9.5% for corporations in 2011. One of the harshest effects of the emigration from […]
The Slow, Systematic Dismantling of the Best Constitution in the World
At age 86, Thomas Sowell is retiring from writing his weekly syndicated column. In 2011, NRO’s Jay Nordlinger interviewed Dr. Sowell at Stanford University. The coming of Barack Obama means that we are in a Sowell moment — a moment ripe for what he has to offer. He (Sowell) is a conservative who specializes in […]
Can You Extend Lifespan by Lowering Blood Pressure with Drugs?
In his book Over-the-Counter Natural Cures, Shane Ellison, M.S. informs readers, If high blood pressure was dangerous, then lowering it with hypertension drugs would increase lifespan. Yet, I couldn’t find a single clinical trial showing that hypertension medications increased lifespan among users of these drugs when compared with nonusers. In fact, many times, low blood […]
India, Russia Looking to Double the Range of its Carrier Killing Missile
In an article published by Jane’s Defense, Rahul Bedi and Neil Gibson point out an agreement between India and Russia to double the range of their jointly developed BrahMos ship-killing missile. India and Russia have agreed to extend the range of their jointly developed BrahMos PJ-10 supersonic cruise missile beyond 292 km, Minister of State for […]
Why Do Millennials Seem to Love Socialism?
Despite having lived through the tail end of the Cold War, and having grown up during the hey day of American capitalism, Millennials seem to have some romantic idea about socialism/communism. Andrew Clark, writing at The Wall Street Journal, explains the relationship between Millennials and command economics. Millennials are one of history’s luckiest generations. We […]
What I Learned About Capitalism from Dabbling in It
If I’m known at all to RichardCYoung.com readers, I’m known as the curmudgeonly foreign policy guy, I imagine. I have little respect and less faith in the ministrations of the Washington elite, which is in part why I stopped trying to break into it and decided to open a wine bar instead. As my final […]
Senator Lindsey Graham Wants to Slash U.N. Funding
Pat Buchanan explains that Trump Republicans see an opportunity ahead: If Israel does not cease expanding West Bank settlements, she could be hauled before the International Criminal Court and charged with war crimes. Already, J Street, the liberal Jewish lobby that backs a two-state solution in Palestine — and has been denounced by Donald Trump’s […]
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The Brain Surgeon with No Housing Expertise-Dr. Ben
Retired neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson has been described by the NYT as having a “warped view of housing.” Yes, Mr. Carson grew up poor, which as Jason L. Riley notes in the WSJ, “doesn’t make him a housing expert, but … Dr. Carson’s background does make him better able to empathize with the plight of […]
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