When the Media Ignores the News
News outlets shirk their duty when they fail to acknowledge important stories.
Facts: Stubborn, Bothersome, Necessary
Far too often, the dictates of passion and the pursuit of the political win today trample the dispassionate concern for truth.
Victory cigar
To Help The Poor Or To Boost Self-Image
Many of the most adamant supporters of government anti-poverty programs exhibit little interest in the effectiveness of those programs.
Health Care Winners and Losers
Politicians and bureaucrats continue behaving as if they can allocate health care resources better than consumers and providers in the marketplace.
Obama’s nuclear arms program
Suppression Claim Takes Hit
In a rational world, the experience of actual voters in 2014 would settle the question of whether "voter suppression" is underway. Unfortunately, we do not reside there.
Perspective
When Politics Turned Physical
An influential early 19th-century N.C. congressman was bloodied during a “fracas” following a heated debate with a colleague.
Future interrogation techniques
Wake Up with a Start Up
There is a growing consensus across the ideological spectrum that a decline in entrepreneurship may be one explanation for the economy’s lackluster performance.