Secret meetings charting the course to government healthcare

With leftists dominating Congress and holding the White House, we must conclude that the American people are gung-ho about having the government make their decisions for them on a host of issues, healthcare among them. And, as further evidence of our abdication of personal responsibility, we have now gotten to the point in our political [...]

The intelligence of the free market shines in foreclosures

Even if we are inclined to ignore the gross injustice of bailing out homeowners who find themselves unable to afford their mortgages (which I’m not inclined to do), there are other reasons to oppose the Obama administration’s appallingly irresponsible bailout measure. One of the best reasons is that the free market, when left to its [...]

Obama threatens to strike at the heart of free society

I have been dismayed by the Obama administration’s willingness – nay, even its eagerness – to use the coercive power of government to warp and distort the free market in the name of “fairness,” or of “addressing our national crisis.” But the latest news is truly chilling:
One possibility is a stepped-up effort to enact legislation [...]