Atlas statue, Rockefeller Center

The Power of Self-Interest

Politicians bash businesses. "Stop the greed!" shouts Sen. Bernie Sanders. Many Republicans are equally ignorant. When some Florida businesses raised prices in response to sudden demand during a crisis (a useful signaling device in a free market), Attorney General Pam Bondi called that "sickening ... disgusting ... unacceptable!" Now she's ...

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A Bad Year for The Wall Street Journal

Who was Monday worse for? MSNBC, The Wall Street Journal or people on the streets of D.C. selling M.L.K. merch? I say the Journal. MSNBC hates ...

Justine Bateman, 1987

L.A. Boned and Brimstoned

I never did get to do my New Year’s “wrap-up” column (I got distracted by the H-1B visa thing, then the fires started). I feel bad not only ...

Hegseth Grilled by Feminist Fantastists

Wouldn't you know it? Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth's grilling by the Senate Armed Services Committee about his opposition to women in ...

The Rape of Britain

Growing up as I did, in post–UDI Rhodesia, I was exposed early to the deceptive habits of wily British politicians. My adolescent naivete ...

Why America Is in So Much Trouble

Shortly before Milton Friedman's death in 2006, I had the privilege of interviewing him over dinner in San Francisco. The last question I asked him ...

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