The Bolivian Crisis
Bolivia's president Evo Morales is a minor league Hugo Chavez. Like Chavez, he is leading his nation down the socialist road to ruin. The Morales regime has promoted the typical left wing solutions to an ....
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(Alleged) Problems with Capitalism
Rarely does a day pass when I don’t hear multiple complaints blaming capitalism for maladies ranging from war and hunger to mass inequality and social injustice. Many of these tirades come from otherwise nice and ....
Constructing a Better Argument
I received one of those "I really like your blog but…" emails the other day. This one followed the typical pattern. The sender claims to be a conservative but takes issue with one or more ....
Healthcare reality
A federal judge ruled today that Congress lacks the authority to require Americans to purchase health care. This is a serious blow to the scheme that opened the door to universal coverage in the United ....
The great tax compromise
For once I agree with most of the liberal Democrats in Washington. The compromise on the Bush tax cuts is a bad idea. Here's why: We lost the language battle. The two-year extension suggests that ....
De Facto Collectivism
Whether it's GM or the banks, states or municipalities, or Greece and Ireland, the concept of one entity suffering at the expense of another is now sacrosanct. Why are we seeing so many bailouts today? ....
The GM IPO
The Wall Street Journal is reporting today that General Motors in on track to sell about $18 billion in shares in what will likely become the world's second largest initial public offering (IPO). So why ....
The global financial catfight
The global catfight among central economic planners has begun. The Fed's $600 billion cash infusion in the economy is ill-fated to be sure, and it hasn't won many supporters around the globe. Brazilian Finance Minister ....
More taxpayer funds for GM
The dollars are still flowing from the U.S. Treasury to General Motors. There’s been a lot of talk about GM’s relisting on the stock exchange this week. This is supposed to be evidence that bailout ....
Post-election reality
Now the real battle begins. Many of you might think we can take a breather after the midterms, but now isn't the time. Tuesday was a good day for Republicans, but Reid's reelection in Nevada ....