The Ghoulish World of Government-Controlled Healthcare
A dear friend wondered aloud on his Facebook page recently why so many of us are upset by the Supreme Court’s 5-4 ruling on the constitutionality of most of the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare),...
View ArticleLet’s Celebrate Independence Day by Pledging Allegiance to the Constitution!
In the United States, allegiance isn’t a common word these days, except when speaking of the pledge to the Flag. Still, it’s one of those “mighty” words that people use to stake out their beliefs. If...
View ArticleThe New Symbol for America’s Economic Decline
It really is the “silly season” of politics, friends, and now Barack Obama and his Democrat supporters are trying to save Big Bird. Or to put it more correctly, they’re trying to use Big Bird to save...
View ArticleThe Federal Tax Code is Part of Our Problem
You may be dismayed to discover that Title 26 of the United States Code–federal tax law–contains no less than 11 subtitles, 100 chapters, and 9,834 subsections. That comes to 73,608 pages. God seems...
View ArticleThe Truth About Liberalism
Ludwig von Mises, Founder of the “Austrian School” of Economics, and Proponent of Free-Market Capitalism What is liberalism? What is a liberal education? Why do college students receive degrees in...
View ArticleHappy Thanksgiving!
On this day of national thanksgiving, take a moment to remind your loved ones of those whose sacrifice has made it possible for us to enjoy what liberty still remains. Recommit yourself to the...
View ArticleObama the Avenging Angel
Here in the South we have an old saying that comes to mind in times like these: ”You ain’t seen nothin’ yet.” When Barack Obama was elected to the presidency in 2008, he pulled off the greatest...
View ArticleMoral Action and the State
Public-service announcements are everywhere. For some time now it has been common for them to repeat a moral proverb that goes something like this: “You can judge a society by how well it treats its...
View ArticleSex, Love, and Liberty
The Kiss, by Francesco Hayez, 1859, oil painting on canvas (located in the Pinacoteca di Brera, the primary public gallery of Milan, Italy) As I have often remarked to my students, the most fascinating...
View ArticleThe Truth About Truth
Time Saving Truth From Falsehood and Envy, by Francois Lemoyne (1737); in retrospect, perhaps it’s a bit of political irony that the day after completing this piece, the artist tragically committed...
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