Pass down values every day through your actions, your words and your time with your kids.

If the search is for examples that contradict the predictions of standard economic models, a good rule of thumb is to start in France.

If government is inevitable, the challenge is to come up with the most effective one possible.

We've long known that firms can pay higher wages if they spend less on workplace safety enhancement. Libertarians ask, "If a worker is willing to accept higher wages in return for his agreement to exercise greater caution while performing his job, why should the government prevent him from making that choice?" It's a rhetorically powerful question, yet it overlooks the fact that the agreement in question will have adverse effects on others.

The most common mistake we make as teachers is attempting to tell our students too much.

Pass down values every day through your actions, your words and your time with your kids.

The private sector is first of all much larger than the public sector. The waste we see in that sector does not result from the fact that people spend their money carelessly. Mostly, it occurs because what one family must spend to achieve its goals often depends heavily on what other families spend.