Category: Reflections

I have several pets – dogs, cats, horses. Some of my pets are fat, but they are all, I believe, happy. They rely on me …

The proposed “public option” for health insurance has raised fears about how it might crowd out private insurance and so worsen the options open to …

Economists understand (or should) the distinction between what often is true or desirable in the short run and what is true or desirable in the …

A popular rationalization for the Republican and Democratic bailouts was that any losses to the taxpayers will probably be temporary and that the “government might …

The mess hall on the Army base where I live has a reputation for poor-quality food, which is what you might expect for a government-contracted …

A few Norwegians on the Nobel Prize for Peace committee decided to give President Obama an award, the nominations for which concluded when he had …

As part of the brouhaha over the failed bid by radio personality Rush Limbaugh to become part owner of an NFL team, Howard Kurtz, hosting …

On the morning after the election of November 2009, the one that put Republicans in charge of Virginia (by a landslide of 18 points) and …

I have enjoyed offering Liberty my sardonic Reflections over the years, lampooning our country’s political and cultural descent into the maelstrom. Sadly, over the last …

I have heard that a large number of our citizens don’t have to pay income tax. In fact the poorest 43% of the populace pays …