Category: Reflections

The cycle of hype-to-panic-to- retrenchment that followed the recent outbreak of swine flu was entirely predictable. Same with hurricanes, same with terrorism, same with shark …

Today, as I approach my 91st birthday, I have many retrospective thoughts, some pleasant and some not. In human life, so much often depends on …

Generally reluctant to vote Republican, I would have nonetheless supported Jack Kemp for president simply because of his passionate positions on free enterprise and race …

Congressman Barney Frank, President Barack Obama, and other government officials are suddenly stunned, shocked, even outraged that AIG is spending millions of dollars on executive …

Being the son of an immigrant from Hungary, I can’t help but notice stories about that charming country with the notoriously difficult language. As it …

The flamboyant professor Ward Churchill, who taught at the University of Colorado at Boulder until he was fired in 2007, was the victor on April …

On March 16, former President George W. Bush announced in Calgary that he is planning to write a memoir “so when the history of this …

Pundits are now sitting around concocting elaborate explanations for the poor performance of their beloved capital markets. I remember watching Wall Street Week, listening to …

On March 20, The Wall Street Journal reported, in respect to the AIG bonuses: “The Obama administration said that it was pursuing all avenues for …

A newscaster just informed me that “the market” was up yesterday. This man was quite chipper, presumably because “the market” has been plummeting for months. …