Category: Reflections

Like any other system of human relationships, capitalism is imperfect. Its flaws stem from human nature (“bad apples”) and from people trying, often by trial …

With the latest revelations that the Libertarian Party is now deep in the red, perhaps it’s time libertarians join the Republican Party. Sure Republicans aren’t …

There are many possible explanations for the Democrats’ defeat in the November election. President Bush’s party benefited from Sept. 11. The Democrats fielded a number …

I have long suspected that the hard sciences are going the same way as “softer” pursuits, like sociology: namely, they have become too political and …

Well, Alan Greenspan didn’t do it again. Our Fed chairman, whose roar rattles the marketplace like the Wizard of Oz terrifies Dorothy, did nothing this …

everything from package delivery to education to health care, the private sector beats the government hands down. With that in mind I would like to …

Libertarians too often oppose what government does, simply because it is government that is doing it. It is one thing to resist governmental encroachment into …

A customer at a Kentucky Fried Chicken in Mill Valley, Calif., opened his box of chicken and discovered two bags of marijuana instead. Apparently he …

I’ve been doing some research on the history of California’s constitution, and it has been an eye-opening experience indeed. If you thought that nobody really …

Richard Reid tried to sneak a bomb on an airplane in his shoes. Now every day thousands of Americans are forced to remove their shoes …