I never tire of looking out the windows of airplanes. For all of human history until just about the day before yesterday, no living …

Economic trends today are a litany of awful: high personal debt, stratospheric government debt, persistent trade deficits, declining living standards, government out of control, …

There’s a national park close to my house that has a large lake and all the swimming accoutrements left over from the 1970s. It’s …

“I just joined the Club!” That’s the whole content of an email I received from a very old friend who is very special to …

Someone asked me the other day if I believe in conspiracies. Well, sure. Here’s one. It is called the political system. It is nothing …

What’s great about POM Wonderful? Sure, this pomegranate juice tastes great. POM is one of the few drinks that seems to have the same …

The great recession continues in so many ways but online commerce is booming as never before, increasing in the last quarter of 2011 at …

You might have noticed that lots of people are really down on the so-called 1%. It drives many people, especially politicians, absolutely bonkers that …

The United States is home to a gigantic socialist sector, larger and with a greater reach than any in the world, and it is …

Dreamers and accountants — they say that both types of people are necessary for a great business. One without the other is a dead …

Let’s say that Rajat Gupta, former director at Goldman Sachs on trial for insider trading, is toss in the slammer for passing on information …

Now that hysteria over my original Brazil column has died down, let me add some comments and reflections about it and what gave rise …

The organization Campaign for Safe Cosmetics doesn’t just want you to be able to have new choices about the makeup or other products you …

The great debate between capitalism and socialism suffers from a lack of clarity about definitions. This is why when Walter Block lectured in Brazil …

My most surprising findings in Brazil, aside from the amazing fruits that I didn’t know existed because the U.S. government doesn’t think I need …

Time was tight and people were rushing to catch flights. This particular terminal in Miami was usually fast, everyone knew, but for some reason, …

Government has a serious problem. It’s got nothing worthwhile to do. All the cool things in life come from the private sector, and this …

Libertarianism is, obviously, an idea whose time has come. Or maybe you don’t like that term. There are plenty of others. My preference is …

“I’ve got better things to do than broadcast a message to the world about my lunch.” An uncountable number of people have said this …

The buzz on the next big thing: products and services that claim to make you smarter. Forbes says it is the next trillion-dollar industry. …

The gas gauge broke. There was no smartphone app to tell me how much was left, so I ran out. I had to call …

The 1968 epic Planet of the Apes ends with Taylor the astronaut, played by Charlton Heston, coming upon the Statue of Liberty, except that …

How would you like to drive from New York to Los Angeles with just one stop for gas? It seems incredible and wonderful, but …

Easy prediction: Congress will not cut spending. The hysteria in Washington is for naught, as usual. There will be no “austerity,” at least not …