Europe Needs Doughnut Shops

The stagnation and decline in Europe raise several thoughts. In the aftermath of World War Two their private sector was woefully unable to provide the immediate needs of a devastated population. This reality and the greater tolerance for socialist ideology and central...

Immigration Reality Check

by Henry Oliner The immigration debate is really several related topics. The DACA issue is about a permanent path to citizenship for children brought here illegally, but have known no other home.  Permanent status is not the same as citizenship, but it would at least...

Leveraging the Free Minds of the World

from Kevin Williamson at National Review, The Great Leap Forward: Apple will not pay another dime in U.S. taxes on its overseas earnings. The most important feature of the recent corporate-tax reform is the adoption of a “territorial” corporate-tax regime in the...

Everyone’s a Little Bit Racist

by Henry Oliner Trump’s comment about “shit-hole” countries is offensive, but it is not racist. Comparing Haiti to Norway is irrelevant, but it is not racist.  Shelby Steele’s piece in today’s (1/13/18) Wall Street Journal gives a perspective on the mix of freedom and...

Restricting the Customer Base

from National Review and Kevin Williamson, Don’t Count On the Growth Fairy Native birth rates being what they are, this would seem to add up to a case for more immigration, something that neither the populists on the right nor those on the left are very friendly...