Q: In your article, ‘Economics Doesn’t Explain the Housing Market Collapse,’ I think you are being a little naive in thinking the housing collapse was caused by a sense of entitlement. This was calculated economic warfare against the middle class, … Continue reading
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Economics Doesn’t Explain the Housing Market Collapse
Economist Peter Schiff writes: “How has the [housing] market found the strength to stop its descent? No one is making the case that fundamentals have improved. Instead, there is widespread agreement that government intervention stopped the free fall. The home … Continue reading
Stop Feeding Us Political Junk, Michelle
First Lady Michelle Obama is encouraging Americans to feed their children a diet with fewer sweets to help combat obesity. On her reality show, “Sarah Palin’s Alaska,” Palin, while she put together the ingredients for s’mores, said, ‘This is in … Continue reading
According to Liberalism, Might Makes Right
John Stossel, one of the few TV reporters who asks objective and meaningful questions of people, recently asked a woman in favor of government regulation of the banking/mortgage industry to defend her views. He pointed out that government requirements or … Continue reading
Gays in the Military: Right Policy, Wrong Reasons
Are gays openly serving in the military a good thing, or a bad thing, for the military? It depends on who you ask. Some military officials are quoted as saying it will make no difference. Others are quoted as saying … Continue reading
The “Dream Act” is a Politician’s Dream
The entire “debate” over immigration in the United States is one big evasion. What’s being evaded? For one thing, the United States is the most valuable place on earth to live because it has been the most productive. It has … Continue reading
Liberty: The License to Be Free
“Liberty and license are not the same thing.” I hear this all the time. My response is, “Oh, really?” As I see it, liberty and license are the same thing. Liberty is the license to do whatever your own mind … Continue reading
The Only “Fair” Trade is Free Trade
In a recent defense of what he calls “fair trade,” Barack Obama stated that one major purpose of trade agreements is to ensure that American products are made at home — not bought from other countries. No such thing is … Continue reading
Can Education Cure the Entitlement Mentality?
Q: I read your website on a regular basis, and I really value your opinion on a variety of issues. I have one question regarding one of your recent blogs on entitlement. Do you think it’s possible, through education of … Continue reading
The Religious Left
For years, members of the liberal socialist left have claimed that anyone who disagrees with them—including secular advocates of capitalism, individual rights and limited government—will deliver us into the hands of a religious dictatorship. Enter Barack Obama and the most … Continue reading
Entitled Americans Seek Santa Claus, Not Freedom
I recently heard a congressman complain that difficult budget choices have to be made “because we don’t have unlimited resources.” Actually, a free country grounded in rationality and which embraces capitalism does enjoy the potential for unlimited development, permanent economic … Continue reading
“Just Shoot Me”
A fable, to be told centuries in the future: “Let me tell you a story. A long, long time ago there was a great civilization. For several centuries, the civilization flourished. People enjoyed liberty and prosperity human beings never considered … Continue reading