It's no surprise that Obama, who is often questioned on his versions of facts, should have departed from the truth. It is that he would do so on matters so easily disproved. Perhaps the people's lack of discernment is so widespread that he can get by with it.   Read the rest of this entry »

Dr. Berwick is an unelected, un-vetted, and thus unaccountable bureaucrat now in charge of billions if not trillions of dollars of government spending. As a recess appointee, congressional and public scrutiny of Berwick’s writings and speeches may be avoided. The reasons for avoiding them are evident.   Read the rest of this entry »

Freedom is ensured only when everyone is equal under the rule of law. The checks and balances inherent in the American system are impediments to its arbitrary interpretation, but they are more and more in jeopardy.   Read the rest of this entry »

Ideas have meaning and power. Redefining the words that define them can have larger consequences that it might seem.   Read the rest of this entry »

History really does repeat itself. F.A. Hayek was amazingly perceptive in his predictions for what was in store for Nazi Germany. His writings are no less cautionary for today in the United States.   Read the rest of this entry »

Common ground is not as prevalent as it once was. It's necessary to go a lot farther to find a starting point on which to build discussion.   Read the rest of this entry »

The FTC is putting out a trial balloon with ideas on how to "re-invent" journalism. A 47 page document outlining these progressive ideas to "save" journalism was released last Friday (Memorial Day Weekend). There is nothing good in this document.   Read the rest of this entry »

No man’s life, liberty or property is safe while the Legislature is in session.

Judge Gideon Tucker, 1866

It seems things haven’t changed much since Judge Tucker’s made his cynical observation. At least not when it comes to the rapacious …

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