From an article at the Foundation for Economic Education: It’s not exactly news that capitalism has an image problem. Say the word “capitalist” and the image that comes to mind is of a rapacious, self-interested robber baron – less Steve … Continue reading
What does it mean to be “naive”? Does it always involve innocence or honest misunderstanding? Not exactly. Because after the fact people will tell you things like, “I was so naive. But if I’m really honest about it, I actually … Continue reading
You can read Donald Trump’s specific proposals for his first 100 days in office here. Most of them are good, and none of them are awful. Examples: Propose a Constitutional Amendment to impose term limits on all members of Congress. … Continue reading
Hillary Clinton expressed considerable outrage over Donald Trump’s positions in the debate. She talks about him as if he’s some kind of a freak occurrence. She seems indignant that she’s obliged to respond to his positions, even though most of … Continue reading
Fallacy #1: Hillary says there’s no conflict between the individual right to own a gun and “reasonable” regulation of guns. Wrong. This would be like saying there’s no conflict between the individual right to free speech and regulations on what … Continue reading
On a campaign stop in suburban Pittsburgh, Democratic Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton went off script to criticize Ayn Rand’s 1957 Objectivist novel Atlas Shrugged as “a boyish fantasy not grounded in reality, but rather a comic book tale.” Gee, Hillary. … Continue reading
I keep hearing the question: How to weather political differences with friends and associates, given this combative presidential election year? Then I read this at Psychology Today online, by Susan Heitler Ph.D.: The impulse to convince others of the rightness … Continue reading
“If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around them will deprive the people of all property until their … Continue reading
Don’t you hate it when people interrupt you? Is it just rudeness? Or is it something more? Something can be rude, but also have an explanation. An explanation does not have to be an excuse. With interruptions, the most likely … Continue reading
President Barack Obama on Thursday decried America’s “wild, wild west” media environment for allowing conspiracy theorists a broad platform and destroying a common basis for debate. Obama talks about the Wild West as if it’s a bad thing. The metaphor … Continue reading
You’ve heard the phrase: “The last man standing.” In America, with respect to liberty, there are two men left standing: The First and Second Amendments. Freedom of speech, and freedom of self-defense. The first refers to freedom for the mind, … Continue reading
People of all political persuasions – or no political persuasion – keep asking, “Why don’t we have better candidates for President?” The question is an expression of helplessness and hopelessness. People do not usually expect an answer. But there is … Continue reading