Killing the Goose: Twinkies Bankruptcy
Killing the goose that lays the golden egg is one of those old fairy tales for children which has a heavy message that...
Opinion
Philosophy and Culture in the Thought of Nietzsche
Given the recent reelection of President Obama and his fellow partisans, this just might not be a bad time to acquaint ourselves with...
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Lincoln, the Movie
Steven Spielberg's Lincoln will certainly add to the heroic status already afforded the 16th president, despite the acknowledgement that Lincoln was willing to...
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Shameless Judges Strike Down Michigan Affirmative-action Ban
In striking down the Michigan affirmative-action ban, the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is engaging in judicial activism, which is born of...
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No More Twinkies: Unions and the Death of Hostess
Today is a dark day for U.S. manufacturing as the storied corporation Hostess Brands Inc. announced that it was closing shop and liquidating,...
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Obama’s Secret Weapon: The Illiterate Vote
During the last election campaign there was much talk about the Latino Vote, the African-American Vote, the Asian vote, the Soccer-Mom Vote, the...
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The Need to Explain the Issues
The most successful Republican presidential candidate of the past half century — Ronald Reagan, who was elected and reelected with landslide victories —...
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The Fiscal Cliff: The Battle Lines Have Been Drawn
The fiscal cliff draweth nigh. A lame-duck Congress and a triumphant President have six weeks to effect a deal that will keep the...
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In Defense of Price Gouging
In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, there has been much talk about price gouging. New Jersey is prosecuting some who engaged in it,...
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Is Demography Destiny?
If non-white voters can only be gotten by pandering to them with goodies earmarked for them, then Republicans are doomed, even if they...
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GOP Presidential Candidates: Nice Losers
Mitt Romney now joins the long list of the kinds of presidential candidates favored by the Republican establishment — nice, moderate losers, people...
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Taking Back the Public Schools
If conservatives truly want to take the schools back, they will have to use a strategy that works from the bottom up. We...
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It Was “Deja-Dewey” All Over Again
In assessing the Republican meltdown of November 6, let us not blame the candidate at the top of the ticket. No, we mustn't...
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The Election’s Unanswered Question
Thank goodness the tedious presidential campaign is over. It was enough to put a caffeine freak into a coma. If all you cared...
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Where Obama Was 99-Percent Pure
What does it mean when a candidate gets 99 percent of the vote? It means you're either in 1930s Germany, a banana republic,...
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