The Robber Barons: Neither Robbers nor Barons 7 Mar 2013 | 07:09 pm

By David R. Henderson: One of the most prevalent myths about economic freedom is that it inevitably leads to monopolies. Ask people why they believe that, and the odds are high that they will point t...

What if President Obama were serious about jobs? 10 Feb 2013 | 03:59 am

I’m sorry, but how credulous do people have to be to still believe the President when he says this: Speaking at the House Democratic Issues Conference in Leesburg, Va., the president repeated a theme...

Does climate campaigner Michael Oppenheimer not know how much sea level has risen? 28 Nov 2012 | 02:57 am

Today I read this quote from an AP story: It is not correct to say Sandy was caused by global warming, but “the damage caused by Sandy was worse because of sea level rise,” said Princeton University ...

Was Joe Paterno a man of honor? 13 Jul 2012 | 01:43 am

I’ve never been a fan or a critic of Joe Paterno, but the Freeh report about Jerry Sandusky’s child molestation paints a bad picture of JoPa. In 1998, there was a police investigation into alleged ch...

Anger over Christine Lagarde’s tax-free salary 31 May 2012 | 12:54 am

The Greeks are a bit touchy these days, especially with Christine Lagarde’s admonition for them to pay their debt. So it’s a bit amusing that she doesn’t pay income tax… 

Beautiful Chinese Morning 29 May 2012 | 09:51 pm

Trust in government… 17 May 2012 | 10:29 pm

Interesting paragraph of the day. From Forbes: In nearly every country surveyed, government leaders were less trusted to tell the truth than business leaders.  However, European countries were far mo...

Yosemite 28 Apr 2012 | 05:45 am

I have never been to Yosemite, but I need to:

Siri is worthless 19 Apr 2012 | 06:56 am

Here is Apple demonstrating Siri’s great power.  What can Siri do? Help you identify rain and remind you to clean up. Siri obviously isn’t worthless, but this commercial sure makes it look like it is...

Smart people saying dumb stuff: Part 1 5 Apr 2012 | 06:58 am

Just for fun I’m going to assume that Law Prof David R. Dow is smart. But this article is awfully dumb. Really Dave, impeach the Supreme Court Justices if they overturn Obamacare? You know that a majo...