Snake Oil
A story in The Wall Street Journal (Jan. 6) reveals yet another lie by President Obama, a.k.a. “Tricky Barry.” During the campaign, when oil prices …
Topping the Charts
As Obama finishes his first year in office, we ought to pause and acknowledge his success as a big spender. Indeed, he is the all-time …
Half-Baked Alaskan?
I almost never read autobiographies by politicians, or anyone else, for that matter, self-hagiography being inherently repellent to me. But I decided to read Sarah …
Style With Substance
The world of high fashion, especially women’s fashion, is across the galaxy from the world I inhabit. A glance at my standard attire will pro- …
Union Label
Under the egregiously unjust Obama bankruptcy-takeover of Chrysler and GM, secured creditors got stiffed, and the UAW along with the federal government took virtually all …
Fresh Blood and Ideas
This year’s crop of Nobel Prizes in the sciences gives rise to some interesting thoughts. A comforting thought is that out of the nine winners, …
Summary Judgment
I have occasionally used Reflections to inform readers about free-market publications and thinktanks with which they might have been unacquainted. I would like to do …
Norman Jay Levitt, R.I.P.
I want to take a moment to note with sadness the recent death of a remarkable man, Norman Jay Levitt (1943-2009). Levitt was a brilliant …
The Pension Tetralemma
A tetralemma is a situation in which one must choose among four options, each having drawbacks. That’s the situation faced by workers contemplating their retirement …
Final Trip
A brilliant little movie produced by HBO Films and shown briefly in theaters is now available for rent or purchase. “Taking Chance” is a fascinating …