Category: Reflections

Jerry Brown is seeking restoration to his throne in California. He’s always counted on the loyalty of government-employee unions. And reciprocated. A new term as …

The little town near where I live recently added an employee to its meager workforce — a trash inspector. Township officials claim the town makes …

I was recently browsing in my local Barnes & Noble bookstore, when I saw two interesting things on the magazine rack. First, there was a …

The economy looks pretty bad. In late August, the Federal Reserve chairman, Ben Bernanke, announced with some bravado that he still had weapons in his …

California Attorney General Jerry Brown, former state governor and now candidate for the office once again, has set a new record for irony. Eager to …

George W. Bush was famous for his infectious grin — it made the Left sick. Sometime during his first term it became the smirk that …

I have been meaning for several months to bring to our readers’ attention a fascinating study published last year. It is “Tax Burden and Individual …

The July jobs report (released in early August) painted the picture of a continuing jobless recovery. The economy actually lost 131,000 jobs, total — a …

This summer, the mainstream media spent much time and energy discussing the case of Shirley Sherrod, an Obama appointee in the Department of Agriculture (USDA) …

“The policy elite — central bankers, finance ministers, politicians who pose as defenders of fiscal virtue — are acting like the priests of some ancient …