The number of those who said they see more job availability six months from now rose to 21 percent, the highest since February 2011, from 16.1 percent. The number of those who expected their incomes to rise in the next … Continue reading
Category: Daily Dose of Reason
The Fake Lady’s Rant About Fake News
Losing presidential candidate Hillary Clinton went on a rant about “fake news” the other day. She spoke out about “the epidemic of malicious… so-called fake news” which “can have real-world consequences.” “It is a danger that needs to be addressed … Continue reading
Donald Trump Takes on America’s Chicken Little, the EPA
President-elect Donald Trump is tapping Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt as head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, he announced Thursday, placing a chief opponent of the Obama administration’s climate agenda in charge of implementing the nation’s environmental laws. The … Continue reading
Teaching vs. Learning (Ben Franklin)
“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” — Benjamin Franklin
Feminism, Not Women, Betrayed Madonna
The singer Madonna has again said something stupid. She claims that women betrayed women by not voting for Hillary Clinton in large enough numbers to elect her President. According to a new Billboard interview, she said, “It felt like someone … Continue reading
What ‘Cronyism’ Is and Is Not
We hear a lot about “cronyism” or “crony capitalism.” Many say Donald Trump was sent to Washington to end cronyism as we know it. But what IS cronyism? Without a definition, you’ll never know what you have (or have not) … Continue reading
What It Really Means to “Trust Your Gut”
A reader asks: “Trust your gut.” What the heck does that even mean? People seem to be saying this more and more. Does my gut have a brain? The way I think of this is your gut is an automated … Continue reading
Tax Businesses More For Moving Overseas? No Way!
President-elect Donald Trump is threatening heavy taxes as retribution for U.S. companies that move their business operations overseas and still try to sell their product to Americans. In a series of early-morning tweets Sunday, Trump vowed a 35 percent tax … Continue reading
Why Progressive Leftists Keep Shouting “Racism”
Why the fixation on racism from the left? What does racism have to with your positions on taxation, trade policy, immigration policy, socialized medicine or just about anything else? A racist is someone who elevates race as the most important … Continue reading
Trump Should Pick Taiwan Over China
“Trump Speaks With Taiwan’s President, Risking China Tensions,” reads a headline. So what? A free country does not need to please an authoritarian country. Not only does a freer country have the higher moral ground; it also has more prosperity … Continue reading
Carrier, The Art of the Deal and the Real Meaning of Capitalism
Carrier, the heating and air-conditioner company that announced Tuesday it had agreed to keep 1,000 jobs in the United States after talks with President-elect Donald Trump, elaborated Wednesday, saying it had been offered state “incentives” to stay. The company did … Continue reading
What Psychological Therapy Does NOT Do
Psychological therapy does not change people. People either change themselves or, more often, they do not change. But when anything changes, it’s all the changed individual’s doing. Talk to any former drug addict, to dramatize the point. That former drug … Continue reading