Category: Reflections

In the tax reform debate, those who favor the flat tax have a decisive advantage: many countries now actually have flat tax systems, and we …

The first black president remains popular despite dubious economic policies, while the first black governor in New York state is unpopular, notwithstanding his more responsible …

In a recent exhaustive interview “In Depth” on C-SPAN, Bill Ayres introduced a category, new to me, of “descendants of enslaved peoples” deserving special consideration. …

I recently finished reading Albert Jay Nock’s “Our Enemy, the State” (1935). I can think of few works so appropriate for navigating what’s currently going …

I have enjoyed many an hour reading newspapers, but I have also been enormously frustrated over the years. I don’t wish to malign the professionalism …

It’s amazing how close Marx came to getting it right: “There is a Specter haunting Congress …”

As our country continues in its government-induced recession, we would do well to reflect on China’s continuing economic success. China has passed some important milestones …

You have to hand it to Obama – he is nearly as bold as Nixon when it comes to using presidential power against his real …

I’m frustrated by President Obama’s takeover of General Motors. Not for the obvious reasons, either. I’ve long argued against state mandates for health insurance. One …

Hope has failed. The man who strode into office on the promise of “transparency” has made one thing perfectly clear: big government doesn’t work. Burqas …