Deficit Defined
The federal deficit (now nearly two trillion dollars per year) is a tax on the...
Category: Politics
Clear Thinking
“Economic self-interest is always a severe impediment to clear thinking on the moral and political aspects of an...
The Internet
“The internet is the most potent weapon against tyranny since the printing press.” John Steele Gordon in...
Wage and Price Controls
“Wage and price controls have a long history, almost all of it bad.” John Steele Gordon In An Empire of...
Doing Business
"The chief business of the American people is business.” Calvin Coolidge The photo is from Mesa Verde NP....
Tariffs
“Free trade has proven the greatest engine of economic growth the world has ever known.” John Steele Gordon...
Despair
“Despair is a mortal sin.” William F Buckley I could list all of the government actions that could cause...
Posse Comitatus
Keep Portland Weird President Trump is sending federal troops to Portland, Oregon. In what sure appears to be a...
What You Deserve
“Every nation gets the government it deserves.” Joseph de Maistre There is no need to comment on this...
Finding Happiness
“Above the poverty threshold the determinants of happiness are marriage, children and friends, not the size of a...
