Somewhere, out beyond the sparkling new skyscrapers, the broad streets filled with modern automobiles, the bustle of a population which, ironically, capitalism has rescued from economic oblivion, you can find scenes like this: [...]
Only because you have been very, very good lately, I will take you back to a New Yorker cartoon of the last century - certainly one of my favorites - for today's smile or remembrance. [...]
Some 45 years ago, the late Barry Goldwater ran for the presidency and was hooted and jeered off the stage by those who believed that the government could provide answers to most, if not all, of the problems of civil society. [...]
Remember when, before the vote to approve the TARP funding early this year - $787 billion - we were told that we would know, with great precision, where the money went and how it was spent for our common benefit? [...]
We are, for sure, on a wild ride, seemingly hell-bent toward totalitarianism in this country, and, speaking only for myself, I'm hanging on for dear life.' [...]
I've written about those two Latin words - and the legal concept they represent - before, and I have every intention of writing more when I can.' [...]
