Will the Internet and Kindle Ever Replace Books?
The Internet is very much like television in that it takes time away from other pursuits and provides entertainment and information, but in...
Opinion
“Occupy Pittsburgh” Encounters
Rapper Kanye West and hip-hop kingpin Russell Simmons added some celebrity glitz to the...
Who’s REALLY Taxed More Heavily — Buffett or His Secretary?
I don’t know which I’m more tired of hearing: Barack Obama gloating that one...
U.S. Foreign Policy: Seeing and Believing
Millions no doubt have read or heard the Hans Christian Andersen tale of how...
Defining Liberty
The nature of the relationship between “universals” — Humanity, Justice, Goodness, etc. — and...
What Does “Distrust of Government” Really Mean?
The New York Times and CBS has come out with a new poll that...
Consumers Don’t Drive the Economy, Producers Do
In Commerce Secretary John Bryson’s announcement that the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew...
Paranormal Activity 3 Breaks Box Office Records
Despite terrible reviews, Paranormal Activity 3, released last weekend, managed to break U.S. box...
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Profits Are for People
The Occupy Wall Street demonstrators are demanding "people before profits" — as if profit...
Homeschoolers: Take Back the Land
Rick Boyer and his wife Marilyn are pioneer homeschoolers. Since 1980, they have educated...
The TSA’s Gingerbread Man
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has long turned a deaf ear to criticism and...
Why Abbas Doesn’t Want Jews in Palestine
Why is Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian leader, determined to prevent Jews from living in...
The Media and “Bullying”
Back in the 1920s, the intelligentsia on both sides of the Atlantic were loudly...
The Canary in the Coal Mine: Trouble Ahead for America?
I have a theory about the canary in the coal mine. I expect that...
Challenging the American Holocaust
It’s 1943 and you find yourself in Germany. A Nazi officer is pointing a...
How Hyperinflation Could Start in America
David Galland’s article for the Daily Reckoning painted a picture of imminent collapse of...
Herman Cain Gets into Trouble on Abortion
In an interview this past Wednesday with CNN’s Piers Morgan, presidential contender Herman Cain...
Post Calls GOP Presidential Candidates “Unified” Against Iraq Pullout
A news story, remarkable for its readily apparent inaccuracy, surfaced from theWashington Post on...
Some Reasons Behind Income Inequality
In an effort to examine the Occupy Wall Street crowd’s complaint about income inequality,...
What Is the Real Unemployment Rate?
A closer look at the Department of Labor’s employment report earlier this month reveals...