Economy |
The rise of social democratic ideas in Western Europe after World
War II made hundreds of millions of people overly dependent on
their governments' good will…
Government |
Oliver Wendell Holmes, an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme
Court, believed that "taxes are what we pay for civilized society."
The guy lived at a time…
Government |
"Wherever a discretionary power is lodged in any set of men over
the property of their neighbors, they will abuse it … and assessors
will ever be a set of…
Economy |
One of the most abused economic ideas in American politics is the
concept of "externalities." There are undeniable positive
spillovers in education. When I…
Economy |
While the president and his sympathizers in the media are trying to
convince us that we can close the gap between federal receipts and
outlays by increasing…
Government |
Remember how Rick Perry's chances in the GOP race faltered after he
could not remember the name of one of the three federal agencies he
wanted to eliminate.
Campaign 2012 |
The late Dr. D. James Kennedy was approached once by a fellow
believer who questioned the pastor's call for Christians to enter
government and transform…
Economy |
"The recent rise in gasoline prices around the country is yet
another example of why democratic control over the commanding
heights of the economy is the only…
Economy |
During the last four years we witnessed the return of free lunch
economics with easily predictable results. In early 2008 President
Bush threw a Hail Mary…
Economy |
There was a busy little town called Bumblyburg. One day Mayor
Blueberry received a phone call from Larry the Cucumber who claimed
to have come up with an…
Economy |
A WORLDmag.com commenter called me "one of the most ardent
defenders of sweatshop labor." Yes, I am. I am proud of it. I'll
tell you something more-I also…
Economy |
We all know that free trade forces our capitalists to outsource and
exploit the poorest countries in the world. It leads to a "race to
the bottom" in wages,
