Generous to a Fault
In February the White House announced that it planned to put the United States on a path to double the dollars it sends abroad in …
Category: Reflections
Guarding the Asylum
Says Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao: “We have made a huge amount of loans to the United States. Of course, we are concerned about the safety …
Less Light
The World Wildlife Fund urged people around the world to help save the planet by switching outdoor lighting off during Earth Hour on the evening …
Jet Set
President Obama appeared on the “Tonight Show” with Jay Leno on March 19, during the AIG bonus imbroglio. He said, per FoxNews.com, that “he was …
Medium and Message
The death of the Rocky Mountain News and the print version of the Seattle PostIntelligencer have led to lots of handwringing about the future of …
Capital Idea
Our government is turning us all into guilt-ridden idiots. Can anyone truly believe that the way we are going to come out of this recession …
Augean Stables
Yet more scandals have surfaced about Democrats in Congress – you remember, the ones who ran on the solemn pledge to clean up corruption? And …
Stuffing the Box
As the Democrats continue their long march through our institutions, aiming to turn this country irreversibly Left, more news comes out. In a story that …
Uprooted
I can’t remember where I picked up this metaphor, though I’m quite sure I didn’t invent it: the free market as a natural ecology, totalitarian …
Value-less
For years Warren Buffett was, by most reckonings, the richest man in the United States. And for years, as if to confound his fans and …