A new day has dawned for Republicans. After being humiliated in the election last November, Republicans have come back to life. And it's such a surprise, not only to the Democrats and to the media, but even to the Republicans themselves. Nobody … [Read more...] about The Easter Resurrection of the Republicans
“Peace of Mind” is What it Isn’t
Let's suppose that millions of Americans are worried because they have no health insurance and are afraid of getting ill, and that millions more who do have health insurance are worried that they may lose their job and, with it, their company health … [Read more...] about “Peace of Mind” is What it Isn’t
“Safe Sex” Isn’t Safe After All
The New York Times gave it to us straight, on the front page on April Fool’s Day. Perhaps it was some kind of Freudian slip by the editors who decide which news makes page one. One out of five Americans now suffers from a sexual disease. … [Read more...] about “Safe Sex” Isn’t Safe After All
Whatever Happened to “Change”?
The American people voted for change, but the Clinton Administration is giving us more and more of the same old tax-and-spend policies. The American people voted for reducing the deficit, but the Democratic Congress is voting to increase it. The … [Read more...] about Whatever Happened to “Change”?
Will Hospital Cost-Shifting Bring Us Price Controls?
Why does a five-day hospitalization for infection cost $10,169? That was the complaint in a recent letter to Ann Landers. It doesn't take a Ph.D. in Economics to know that something is wrong. Americans don’t understand why hospitals may charge $50 … [Read more...] about Will Hospital Cost-Shifting Bring Us Price Controls?
It’s Time to Defund Campus Radicalism
The California State Supreme Court stood tall for the First Amendment when it ruled last month that the University of California at Berkeley may no longer force students to pay student activity fees that are spent to fund political groups or to … [Read more...] about It’s Time to Defund Campus Radicalism
Clinton’s Con Game About Taxable Income
Remember the movie “The Sting” about two good looking womanizers who hustled the gangster with a phony building that looked like a real betting parlor? At the end of the story, Paul Newman said to Robert Redford, “Nice con, Kid.” That’s what we … [Read more...] about Clinton’s Con Game About Taxable Income
How Clinton Plans to Raid Your Pension Fund
Will Robert Reich, Laura Tyson, and other Clinton economic gurus be the new advisors to your pension plan? Do you want to risk your savings on their financial/political judgment? The Clinton Administration recently gave a warm welcome to a … [Read more...] about How Clinton Plans to Raid Your Pension Fund
Bill Clinton: Class Warrior
Who says a President from Arkansas can't be a class guy? In his sales campaign for his economic package, Bill Clinton is showing that he is the most effective practitioner of class warfare our country has seen since Franklin D. Roosevelt railed … [Read more...] about Bill Clinton: Class Warrior
Censorship in Shreveport
Censorship is alive and kicking in America. It has reared its ugly head in a courtroom in Shreveport, Louisiana, and those cheering it on are a Planned Parenthood lawyer, ACT-UP’s area president, an abortion clinic operator, and ACLU-type activists. … [Read more...] about Censorship in Shreveport
