The Launching of Surprises

George Gilder writes Unleash the Mind in The National Review. It is from his soon to be released update of his classic Wealth and Poverty. All progress comes from the creative minority. Under capitalism, wealth is less a stock of

Who Are the Republicans?

Nov. 21, 2012

While we think we have a two party system there are really several different political interests and philosophies. The two parties are merely structures that allows for a collation of these interests to unite to attain political power. There are

Kennedy Vs Krugman

Nov. 20, 2012

In The New York Times, Nobel prize winning fool (a growing breed) Paul Krugman writes the Twinkie Manifesto, 11/18/12. In the article Krugman suggests we return to the tax rates of the 1950 when the highest bracket was 91% and

Modern Marketing and Political Victory

Nov. 19, 2012

Gordon Crovitz writes Obama’s ‘Big Data’ Victory in The Wall Street Journal, 11/18/12 Excerpt: Campaign manager Jim Messina pledged to “measure every single thing in this campaign” and built an analytics department five times the size of the 2008 effort.

Blind Intellect

Nov. 18, 2012

Paul Johnson writes Men Blinded By Their Brains in the November 19, 2012 issue of Forbes Excerpt Of course, intellectuals, whom I define as those who think ideas are more important than people, are notoriously bad at seeing the ordinary

Government Power and Individual Liberty

Nov. 18, 2012

Michael Barone write in The National Review, Two Americas, 11/7/12 Excerpt: One America tends to be traditionally religious, personally charitable, appreciative of entrepreneurs, and suspicious of government. The other tends to be secular or only mildly religious, less charitable, skeptical

A Better Diagnosis of the Health Care Problem

Nov. 17, 2012

Greedy insurance companies, health care providers, pharmaceutical companies, and doctors in 10,000 square foot mansions make convenient targets for the escalating health care costs. One could also fault intrusive government regulations and mandates and a few may actually credit the

Recent Rebel Yid Out Takes

Nov. 16, 2012

Becoming More Dependent on the Wealthy The irony is that the more progressive our taxes become the more the government is dependent on the wealthy to fund their programs, and the more sensitive our tax revenues and the economy become

Propping Up the Past in the Name of Progress

Nov. 16, 2012

The problem of the United States comes not chiefly from its liabilities, serious though they are, but from the suffocating webs of government regulations and subsidies, pettifoggery (a quarrel about petty points) and litigation that is devaluing the the assets

Becoming More Dependent on the Wealthy

Nov. 15, 2012

Stephen Moore traces a history of tax RATE changes in the 20th Century in Why Lower Tax Rates Are Good for Everyone in The Wall Street Journal. Excerpt: The country needs an economy that will create more of the “millionaires and

Institutionalizing the Problem

Nov. 15, 2012

Daniel Greenfield writes in his blog Sultan Knish, The Limits of Government Power, 10/14/12 Excerpts: Governments begin by seeking depth of control and end by losing control over the depths of their own bureaucracy which not only becomes incapable of managing

Encouraging Overconsumption

Nov. 15, 2012

Steven Landsburg writes in The Wall Street Journal How the Death Tax Hurts the Poor, 10/29/11. Excerpt:

Anti-Semitism as a Political Tool

Nov. 15, 2012

But I prefer to distinguish anti-Semitism from mere intolerance. Many other groups are subject to prejudice and discrimination. American clubs and schools that formerly excluded Jews also excluded blacks and Asians. Other “middleman minorities,” like Koreans or overseas Chinese, have

Raising Revenue vs Raising Tax Rates

Nov. 14, 2012

Scott Grannis writes in his blog, Calafia Beach Pundit, Higher taxes on the rich would barely dent the deficit, 11/13/12. Excerpts: … boosting taxes for the wealthiest 2 percent would bring in $58.1 billion in fiscal year 2013, according

Confusing Facts with Problems

Nov. 13, 2012

I was about to summarize some of my thoughts and postings on the election, but this covers many of them. Bret Stephens wtites Earth to GOP: Get Grip in the Wall Street Journal, 11/12/12 Excerpts: Fellow conservatives, please stop obsessing

It is Time to Means Test Benefits

Nov. 12, 2012

Robert Samuelson writes It’s the Welfare State, Stupid in Real Clear Politics, 11/12/12 Excerpts: Granting the welfare state’s virtues — the safety net alleviates poverty and cushions the effects of recessions — it’s time to pose some basic questions. Who

On Further Thought

Nov. 12, 2012

As a participant in the circular firing squad trying to figure out how to repair this spaceship, I find this piece about the votes of Asian American contrary to my “which side of the check you sign theory”. This piece,

The Asian American Vote

Nov. 11, 2012

David Goldman writes in Pajamas Media, Stop talking about the Hispanics for a moment — what about Asian-Americans?, 11/9/12 Excerpts: Apart from some fatuous self-congratulation from Asian-American liberals, there has been very little discussion of the 73-26 Asian-American margin of support for

Clever Fools

Nov. 11, 2012

Daniel Greenfield write in his blog, Sultan Knish, Carny Nation, 11/10/12 Excerpt: Fools come in all shapes and sizes, in all races, religions and bank account sizes. Dumb isn’t measured by degrees or IQ points. Dumb people can absorb a

Yearly Archives: 2012

The Launching of Surprises

Who Are the Republicans?

Kennedy Vs Krugman

Modern Marketing and Political Victory

Blind Intellect

Government Power and Individual Liberty

A Better Diagnosis of the Health Care Problem

Recent Rebel Yid Out Takes

Propping Up the Past in the Name of Progress

Becoming More Dependent on the Wealthy

Institutionalizing the Problem

Encouraging Overconsumption

Anti-Semitism as a Political Tool

Raising Revenue vs Raising Tax Rates

Confusing Facts with Problems

It is Time to Means Test Benefits

On Further Thought

The Asian American Vote

Clever Fools

The Unemployment Rate

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