Most intellectuals outside the field of economics show remarkably little interest in learning even the basic fundamentals of economics. Yet they do not hesitate to make sweeping pronouncements about the economy in general, businesses in particular, and the many issues revolving around what is called 'income distribution'.

The political mirage of something for nothing, from leaders who 'care,' has ruined many a nation.

To include freedom in the very definition of democracy is to define a process not by its actual characteristics as a process but by its hoped for results. This is not only intellectually invalid, it is, in practical terms, blinding oneself in advance to some of the unwanted consequences of the process.

The America that has flourished for more than two centuries is being quietly but steadily dismantled by the Obama administration.

Many bad policies are simply good policies taken too far.

The biggest and most deadly 'tax' rate on the poor comes from a loss of various welfare state benefits - food stamps, housing subsidies and the like - if their income goes up.

One of the most important skills for political success is the ability to make confident assertions of absurdities or lies.