All of us should be on guard against beliefs that flatter ourselves. At the very least, we should check such beliefs against facts.

Politics is the art of making your selfish desires seem like the national interest.

All justice is inherently social. Can someone on a desert island be either just or unjust?

A passionate commitment to social justice is no substitute for knowing what the hell you're talking about.

Unfortunately, the real minimum wage is always zero, regardless of the laws, and that is the wage that many workers receive in the wake of the creation or escalation of a government-mandated minimum wage, because they lose their jobs or fail to find jobs when they enter the labor force. Making it illegal to pay less than a given amount does not make a worker’s productivity worth that amount—and, if it is not, that worker is unlikely to be employed.

A shortage is a sign that somebody is keeping the price artificially lower than it would be if supply and demand were allowed to operate freely.

Intellect is not wisdom.