Category: Reflections

According to a recent study, enrollment at for-profit colleges has increased 50% over the past couple years. Shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone. Absent a …

The idiocy of our governmentally monopolized school system has been illustrated anew by a recent story about the Kansas City public schools. In fact, it …

Every once in a while I am asked, “If you had to choose a form of government under which to live, which would it be?” …

On March 18, President Obama signed the $17.5 billion Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act (HR 2487), or HIRE. On page 27, it includes an …

USA Today reports (April 2) the results of an interesting survey just published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. The survey asked people whether they …

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act, a statist indulgence passed in the wake of the Enron financial accounting scandal, requires publicly-traded companies to make announcements whenever they rea- …

I met with a government minister on my last visit to Haiti— I believe he’s now their ambassador to the United Nations. As you know, …

With all the recent animosity against CEOs making multimillion dollar sala- ries, you would think that CEOs are all outrageously over- paid. I think this …

Under Comrade Obama and his Red Congress, Big Labor has seen its political power and rent-seeking capacity reach astronomical heights. From granting it the act …

I confess to receiving Social Security and Medicare and being a plausible candidate for a “death squad.” I might make excuses for myself, but why …