by Henry Oliner | Apr 28, 2016 | Foreign policy, Politics, Social, Taxes
from The Great Degeneration by Niall Ferguson Experts on economic competitiveness, like Michael Porter of Harvard Business School, define the term to include the ability of government to pass effective laws; the protection of physical and intellectual property rights...
by Henry Oliner | Apr 28, 2016 | History, Politics
From Alexis de Tocqueville’s Democracy in America (published in 1840): Thus, after taking each individual by turns in its powerful hands and kneading him as it likes, the sovereign extends its arms over society as a whole; it covers its service with a network of...
by Henry Oliner | Apr 26, 2016 | Economics, Politics
The call for a higher minimum wage is an admission that policies are stifling economic growth. The best way to increase worker pay is to create a demand for their labor. This means stimulating investment and encouraging risk taking. Capitalism requires optimism. Yet...
by Henry Oliner | Apr 24, 2016 | Global Warming
a gem from George Will in National Review, The ‘Settled’ Consensus du Jour excerpts: Four core tenets of progressivism are: First, history has a destination. Second, progressives uniquely discern it. (Barack Obama frequently declares things to be on or opposed to “the...
by Henry Oliner | Apr 19, 2016 | Uncategorized
Democracy is two wolves and a sheep deciding what is for dinner. Liberty is a well-armed sheep with the same vote. “Voting is the illusion of influence in exchange for the loss of freedom.” Frank Karsten and Karel Beckman “The urge to save humanity is almost always a...
