Opinion

Bizarre Arguments and Behavior

Some statements and arguments are so asinine that you'd have to be an academic or a leftist to take them seriously. ...

Walter E. Williams March 26, 2014

Republicans and Blacks

Thomas Sowell March 25, 2014

Too many Republicans seem to think that the way to "reach out" is to offer blacks and other minorities what the Democrats are...

A Winning Strategy for Economic Recovery

Ralph R. Reiland March 25, 2014

There's a commonsense perspective and first-rate line of attack for economic recovery in the ideas quoted below from a major speech by a...

Did Team Obama Blunder or Conspire in Ukraine?

Sheldon Richman March 23, 2014

While no one ever lost money overestimating the capacity of the U.S. government to blunder, we cannot rule out that American officials knew...

“Divergent”: Futuristic Society Tries to Eradicate Human Nature

Raven Clabough March 22, 2014

In the dystopian world of Divergent, everyone must choose one of five paths on their 16th birthday, and those who are deemed "Divergent"...

Let’s Stay the Heck out of Ukraine!

Wallis W. Wood March 22, 2014

It’s time to tell Washington that in regard to Putin’s actions in the Crimean Peninsula, we’re going to mind our own business: no...

2008 Fed Transcripts Show Experts Clueless, Confused

Bob Adelmann March 21, 2014

The recently released transcripts of 14 Fed meetings of 2008 show Fed officials were clueless and unaware of the imminent recession. ...

The Truth About Neoconservatism

Jack Kerwick, Ph.D. March 20, 2014

Neoconservatives admit that they're champions of Big Government — both home and abroad, so conservatives need to be wary. ...

Is There Wage Stagnation?

Walter E. Williams March 19, 2014

Many economists, politicians and pundits assert that median wages have stagnated since the 1970s. But is that true? ...

Establishment Republican Hypocrisy

Jack Kerwick, Ph.D. March 18, 2014

In their fight with the Tea Party, establishment Republicans imply that Tea Partiers are dogmatic purists who refuse to face the political realities...

“The Triple Package”: A Tiger of a Book

Thomas Sowell March 18, 2014

The Triple Package tells us much that we all need to know about America — especially if we want to keep the welfare...

Nothing Left but Wacky?

Ralph R. Reiland March 15, 2014

The cover story in the March issue of Harper’s claims that an “increasingly right-of-center Democratic Party” has “renounced its commitment to any sort...