A Sacred Right
The Supreme Court will soon issue its decision in response to Obamacare litigation. It’s anyone’s guess how this will turn out, and that’s a …
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How to Think Like a State
Do you notice a pattern when dealing with any aspect of the government at nearly any level? We all have. There is a certain …
Scholarship that Changes Everything
Some writings have turned the world upside down. They toppled tyrannies. They sparked revolutions and ennobled humanity. The Magna Carta. Thomas Paine’s “Common Sense.” …
The Silent Killer
I was just reading about how the median wage is lower today than it was a decade ago. Ouch. The cause, says this article, …
Capitalists Who Fear Change
Digital technology is reinventing our whole world, in service of you and me. It’s free enterprise on steroids. It’s bypassing the gatekeepers and empowering …
The Wonderful World of Commerce
It’s fashionable to put down commercial culture, but, when you think about it, this makes no sense. Commerce is the driving force of human …
The Political Theater of President Ford
Sorry, but I dreaded my visit to the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum in Grand Rapids, Mich. It had to be done, …
Government-Caused Impoverishment: Why Do We Stand for It?
Growing up in the Cold War, we tended to look at Russia as a nightmare slave society that was utterly and completely foreign to …
The So-Called Private Economy
“The private economy is doing fine.” Those were the words of President Obama that unleashed a torrent of political hysteria. The Romney campaign immediately …
Cryptography for the Rest of Us
Shanghai’s leading code slinger, David Veksler, who is also a good friend and long-time collaborator on all things digital, has come up with something …