Clinton Casualities
In the vicious terrorist attack at Fort Hood by an Islamist traitor, we see the natural consequence of one of Bill Clinton’s bad policies. Indeed, …
American as GDP Pie
Economist Mark J. Perry has reported some fascinating data on world CDP growth, taken from the Economic Research Service of the u.S. Department of Agriculture. …
Mercurial Theatre
The love I have for good cinema was mainly instilled in me by viewing the works of one remarkable man: Orson Welles (1915-85). Welles is …
Post no bills
The U.S. Postal Service, the model for our future National Health .Care System, continues to make news. For the fiscal year ending September 30, the …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …