Category: Reflections

Jan. 1, 2008 is the 145th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation freeing the slaves in America. There has always been a historical debate over whether …

The president recently vetoed an SCHIP funding bill and the Democrats trotted out a “victim” to try to put a face on the issue. Twelve-year-old …

Several kinds of behavior fall into a pattern when we see them as examples of the delusion of competence. Political position, fame, celebrity, or supposed …

The parade of televised U.S. presidential debates is ridiculously long, especially so early in the process – before even the first primaries. With so many …

One of the magic solu- tions for global warming pushed by those of greenish hue is wind power. The greenies tout wind power as a …

Norman Mailer is dead at 84. Demosthenes, when told of the death of Alexander the Great, said it could not be – for else the …

Another year has passed, and I have enlarged my carbon footprint by attending the 2007 edition of the Annual Conference of the Libertarian Alliance, in …

Can anyone explain the linger- ing campaign of former Sen. John Edwards? A less-apt candidate for the U.s. presidency would be hard to find. He’s …

The September issue of Scientific American reports that the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s”failed rebuilding after Katrina [has] set off a mental health crisis in the …

You have to give some grudging admiration to the teachers’ unions: in the cause of single-minded, unscrupulous protection of their turf, they will do whatever …