Category: Reflections

I think it was inevitable, from a number of points of view, that the euro would sooner or later burst apart at the seams. The …

In the February 23 issue of the Huffington Post is an article by “actress/singer/composer/ activist” Barbra Streisand. It’s called “Elections Should Be Won — Not …

In the same week, both Stephen Colbert, on his show, and John Stossel on his, introduced their brothers — their real-life siblings. Colbert’s younger brother …

Wow! It is finally official: we won the war in Iraq! No less an expert than the esteemed vice president of the United States has …

I’d put the blame for the magnitude of Haiti’s problems 100% at the feet of its government. It’s not the geology, nor that this earthquake …

Even as President Obama attempts to emulate the French by building high- speed rail lines, the French are stepping back and may cur- tail service …

There has been considerable discussion in print, by radio commentators, and on cable television news programs about the recently argued case McDonald v. Chicago. A …

Extending unemployment benefits is nothing more than a political tactic. Since the federal government has no money, all it can do is move capital from …

President Obama visited Las Vegas last month. While he claimed to be campaigning for Harry Reid, I suspect his true purpose was to scout a …

Libertarians were cheered when Ron Paul won the presidential straw poll at the Conservative Political Action Conference in February. But Paul started his speech to …