A reader emails that she’s resentful over other people’s success. Rich people, TV stars, neighbors who are thriving in business … she feels they are all bringing her down with their accomplishments. Well, imitation may be the sincerest form of … Continue reading
If you’re like me, you’ve been wondering if it’s possible for America to have another civil war. On the surface, it seems unlikely. The leftists running California and New York, and their supporters in Silicon Valley, on Wall Street and … Continue reading
Every time something like the Las Vegas shooting happens, the question is asked, “Why do people do these things?” Because of my profession, I get asked that a lot. But no matter how many times I answer, or how many … Continue reading
We live in such an age of “unreason”. But I’ll ask the questions anyway. Since most Puerto Ricans do not pay personal federal income taxes, what gives them the right to demand at least as much — if not more … Continue reading
Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price has resigned, according to the White House after a series of reports uncovered expensive private flights billed to taxpayers for travel. The investigation spearheaded by Politico uncovered about $1 million in taxpayer-funded … Continue reading
“Rightful liberty is unobstructed action according to our will within limits drawn around us by the equal rights of others. I do not add ‘within the limits of the law’ because law is often but the tyrant’s will, and always … Continue reading
If President Trump and his Republican majority in Congress fail to pass their tax cuts and tax reform package, here’s the reason why: Trump and the architects of the Republican plan insist that the overhaul is aimed squarely at benefiting … Continue reading
“It’s not what I expected. I don’t know what I expected. But this wasn’t it.” My reaction whenever I hear this is, “Why didn’t you know what you wanted? Why didn’t you make that knowledge conscious to yourself before engaging … Continue reading
It’s rarely a good idea to mix business with friendship. It may seem perfectly natural to go into business with, or to employ (or be employed by) your friend, but those who have actually done that know that the relationship … Continue reading
Why is everything so political? Hollywood, the Emmys, the movies, the NFL – everywhere you turn these days, it’s politics. What happened? America started out as a free country. Free countries are not political. Free countries have a government, because … Continue reading
A Delaware Wave reader sent me this note: “While preparing to have my first child, I did some research and resolved that I was going to breast feed. I couldn’t wait to share this momentous decision with my aunt, with … Continue reading
If censorship by the government ever comes to America, it will happen because of a rationalization. The rationalization will sound something like, “Free speech is dangerous. It causes physical pain.” In other words, just as hitting, assaulting or killing someone … Continue reading