The world is divided into builders and destroyers, liberators and oppressors. The good news is that a destroyer can become a builder, and an oppressor can become a liberator. History is replete with examples. Published January 24, 2022
This past week, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that consumer prices rose by seven percent during this past year, the highest in 40 years. Published January 17, 2022
How often have you heard someone say, "We are governed by idiots," or something to that effect? Published January 10, 2022
What is the greatest danger in 2022? Global warming? Inflation? The Pandemic? My answer is the tyranny of the thought police. Published January 3, 2022
Ukraine is much smaller than Russia in geography, population, per capita economic wealth and military power. Published December 27, 2021
By most counts, 2021 turned out to be another miserable year. Published December 20, 2021
Inflation comes from one source -- and that source is incompetent and politically driven government officials and bureaucrats who, through overregulation and taxation, drive up the cost of most everything. Published December 13, 2021
The socialists and communists explicitly say they want bigger government, while most free-market and libertarian-leaning people claim they want smaller government. Published December 6, 2021
My commentary last week dealt with the destructive effects of the capital gains tax increase that was part of the House's Build Back Better (BBB) bill. Published November 29, 2021
Would you vote for a tax that frequently taxes people at an effective rate of 100% or more? Published November 22, 2021
The biggest financial fraud in history is now being inflicted on the American people and others in the form of inflation. Published November 15, 2021
The lighter your skin is, the older you get, and the more time you spend in the sun, the more likely you are to get skin cancer. Other than that, the endless preoccupation with race and skin color is largely a waste of time. Published November 8, 2021
Despite known dangers to our physical and economic well-being, the political class has been focused on climate change as though it was the most serious threat. Published November 1, 2021
Is the U.S. on a road to destruction? Published October 25, 2021
People can express displeasure and take action against government policies that they find oppressive or otherwise objectionable without taking to the streets. Published October 18, 2021
President Biden and most of the Congressional Democrats claim that the cure for the sluggish economy would be for the government to spend another $ 3.5 to 5.5 trillion. Published October 11, 2021
Has any president ever assembled a more incompetent and less impressive Cabinet and group of senior advisors than President Joe Biden? Published October 4, 2021
The green-energy future has arrived - in Europe - and it is not a pretty sight. Published September 28, 2021
As one who has spent decades trying to teach Tax Economics 101 to students, members of the media, and the political class, it is painful to acknowledge that the current crop of "leaders" seems to have learned nothing. Published September 21, 2021
IIf you thought President Joe Biden's foreign policy and Afghan withdrawal were disasters, wait until you see the tax increase details of what the congressional Democrats and the Biden administration are now preparing. Published September 14, 2021
