Wouldn’t It be nice if everyone could be rich

But if not everyone can be rich, wouldn’t it be better that some can be rich than that none can? Imagine two very different types of countries or societies, one where there is a more or less permanent and relatively … Continue reading

Forcing George To Help Oliver

There are people in need of help. Charity is one of the nobler human motivations. The act of reaching into one’s own pockets to help a fellow man in need is praiseworthy and laudable. Reaching into someone else’s pocket is … Continue reading

The Unstoppable Next Wave Of Human Civilization — The End of the Beginning — Why The Public Sector Unions Ultimately Will Lose

If you love the history of culture, ideas and their political implementation you will benefit from spending 9 minutes with this video. Margaret Thatcher said that liberals eventually run out of other people’s money. That is increasingly true and will … Continue reading

Recessions End — If Only Politicians Will Allow Them To

The Heritage Foundation has posted F.A. Hayek’s top ten do’s and don’t in a recession. Here’s my attempt to condense them into one sentence: Recessions in a complex free market are normal and constitute a necessary and wonderful self-correcting mechanism … Continue reading

Reconciling Darwinian Biology With Conservative Social and Political Philosophy

This statement by Larry Arnhart is, in my view,  a satisfactory reconciliation of the Conservative thought of Edmund Burke, the father of modern conservative social and political philosophy, and the theory of evolution by natural selection formulated by Charles Darwin: … Continue reading

Word of the Day, or Year—PWN

Ever seen this word: “PWN?” Wonder what it means? This PWNsome video explains, PWNilliantly: From the Urban Dictionary: pwned – A corruption of the word “Owned.” This originated in an online game called Warcraft, where a map designer misspelled “owned.” … Continue reading