Category: Reflections

Recalling the statistic that the number of stockholders in America exceeds the number of employees (allowing for overlap), consider the great political achievement of Eliot …

Following on the heels of Dubai Ports World’s decision to divest itself of U.S. holdings, and not to seek ownership of a company that operates …

I had never heard of Dubai Ports World before February. But I knew a few things. There is a difference between a port and a …

Will the economic boom continue? Preliminary indications are that the first quarter of 2006 will experience 4% annualized economic growth or more. That’s not too …

By order of Iran’s confectioners union, any Danish pastries sold in Tehran, the nation’s capital, must now be called “Roses of the Prophet Muhammad Pastries.” …

I recently reviewed a list on the Web that tallies all the federal spending that goes to my state, Montana. (The point was to examine …

It seems strange that Harry Browne’s untimely death would follow Bill Bradford’s so closely. Not long after the Libertarian Party lost its heart, it lost …

The latest version of the Patriot Act contains provisions for limiting the amount of cold medicine that a person can purchase at one time. Pseudoephedrine …

“I’ve asked why nobody saw it coming,” explained Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice regarding the striking victory by the militanto· group Hamas in the recent …

Decriminalizing hatred – The riots throughout the world by Muslim fundamentalists irate over the publication of cartoons of the Prophet display an unintended consequence of …