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Category: Daily Dose of Reason
If Not Capitalism–What, Then?
In yesterday’s column, I argued that capitalism makes “green” goals possible, such as the paperless world created by the Internet. A member of the media wrote me in response to this column and said, “This is incredibly ignorant. Everyone knows … Continue reading
Religion Turns Green
It’s remarkable how you can do more and more things online. Paying bills, for example, can be “paperless.” With the stroke of a few computer keys, you can pay all your bills without the use of mail, paper or pens. … Continue reading
Tea Parties, Then & Now
In the past, it was the Boston Tea Party. This was a way for early American citizens to raise a ruckus against the oppression of the British Big Government. Ironically, those same Americans went on to create their own government, … Continue reading
Spending Not Authorized By the Constitution Should Stop
“Bipartisan” anti-deficit groups are proposing massive cuts in government spending. Sounds good, right? Wrong. These proposals are like ones we have seen before. The chief error of these panels, past and present, is that they treat defense spending as equivalent … Continue reading
Why Low Taxes are Good for Everyone
Here are some additional arguments for Republicans seeking to not raise taxes: “The rich” are people too. Your rights don’t arbitrarily end at a certain income level. It’s bad enough that tax rates are higher for people who make more … Continue reading
You Get What You Pay For
One of the dirty little secrets of Obama’s health ‘care’ debacle is that Medicare reimbursement rates are set to go down for all health care providers effective December 1. This means that the medical professionals to whom you trust your … Continue reading
Why America is Losing Altitude
Newly elected Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky made one of the most important statements since the election: “America is exceptional. But it is not inherently so. America is exceptional because we embraced freedom. Because we enshrined it in our documents, … Continue reading
You Feel What You Think–Whether You Know It or Not
Don’t give mistakes more power than they deserve. Usually, if you’re conscientious, you don’t make major mistakes. When you do, learn from them. Learn from them, but don’t dwell on them. Dwelling on them won’t change them and won’t make … Continue reading
There’s NOTHING Neutral About “Net Neutrality”
Some recent good news in a column by L. Gordon Crovitz, earlier this week: Crovitz wrote: As a reminder of unpredictability in politics, consider what happened when the Progressive Change Campaign Committee last month announced that 95 candidates for Congress … Continue reading
Rep. Paul Ryan Takes on the Welfare State
Of all the new faces in the new House of Representatives, the only one — so far — to not speak the Republican dialect of “Washingtonspeak” is Paul Ryan, of Wisconsin. Ryan has been in Congress for a decade, but he’s about … Continue reading
Rudderless Complaints
Dear Dr. Hurd: My concern with the Tea Party “uprising” is that they are making demands (reduced taxes/government spending), yet they have not properly articulated just how to go about it. Remember what Ayn Rand said about such rudderless demands; … Continue reading