The Way We Help People Does Not Help People
The highest form of charity, argued the 12th-century Jewish philosopher Maimonides, is when the help given enables the receiver to become self-sufficient. But our …
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$205 Trillion in Unfunded Liabilities
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office is acting in a bipartisan way to cover up the biggest single threat to the bipartisan political alliance that …
Tragedy of the Health Care Commons
Recent difficulties with implementing the Affordable Care Act have increased opposition to the program. A majority of Americans now oppose it. Problems with the …
Don’t Forget Financial Privacy
Amidst all the revelations about how the American people, many of whom are absolutely convinced they live in a free society, have their telephone …
How Many Fish?
“Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” …
The Largest Company in History
The Largest Company in History: “The United States Corporation of Government (USCOG)” I follow global social and commercial networks, looking for entrepreneurial opportunities. Innovation …
A One-Way Ticket to Central Planning
We’d like to give the banks in Australia some credit. They’ve finally gone and done it. They have caught up with 1960s technology. They’ve …
The Corruption of Power
We’ve pointed out in the past that President Obama’s views on the surveillance state shifted completely from when he was Senator to when he …
American Parasites
If you don’t have the angst out of your system concerning Wall Street banksters, Government Sachs, and the Affordable Care Act, settle in with …
Cut Up the Credit Cards
Coast to coast, states are leaving taxpayers on the hook for massive debt payments over the coming decades as state governments continue to abuse …