The Cornell Daily Sun reports that students hosted a “Cry In” on the quad Wednesday in the wake of the presidential election results. “I’m quite terrified, honestly,” one student told the campus newspaper as she took part in the event. … Continue reading
“People have to start living a life that’s commensurate with reductions in greenhouse gases,” EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy said while discussing the recent global deal to limit the use of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) used in air-conditioning and refrigeration. Says who? People … Continue reading
We hear a lot about equality in the presidential campaign, and elsewhere. Equal pay. Equal income. Leveling of playing fields, and so forth. We hear almost nothing about liberty. This raises the question: What’s the most important thing for our … Continue reading
“Left-wing party demands 1,000 strong racism police and national anti-immigration register,” reads a headline in the UK Daily Express, referring to The Netherlands (Holland). A national “racism register”would be established listing all citizens who badmouth migrants and immigration. Left-wing parties, … Continue reading
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has signed a law placing a fine of up to $7,500 on anyone who uses a home sharing site to advertise a short-term rental apartment — essentially killing the popular operation of Airbnb. Supporters of … Continue reading
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
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
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
“The View” host Joy Behar called the women who allegedly slept with Bill Clinton “tramps” during a discussion on Monday about Sunday’s presidential debate. On Tuesday, she opened the show by apologizing for the comment, explaining it was a joke … Continue reading
A new survey by Ernst & Young and Economic Innovation Group found that “millennials” — those born in the 1980s or later — are a deeply pessimistic generation that is willing to work hard, but is “convinced the economy is … Continue reading
“You cannot lead people you loathe,” vice-presidential candidate Mike Pence recently said, about Hillary Clinton. He has a point. Hillary Clinton has called Trump supporters “irredeemable” and deplorable. Nearly half the voting population seems poised to vote for Trump. That’s … Continue reading
Economist David Stockman has written an interesting new book. He blames the current national debt and our other economic/fiscal problems, including the $19 trillion national debt, on Federal Reserve policies going back to the 1980s, starting with Fed Chairman Alan … Continue reading