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Movie Review: Joyful Noise

Many Americans may not put much stock into a film that stars former female hip-hop artist Queen Latifah and country music artist Dolly...

Raven Clabough January 15, 2012

The Hypocrisy and Foolishness of Warren Buffett

Selwyn Duke January 13, 2012

Despite his advanced age, it appears Warren Buffett has never heard the admonition, “Practice what you preach.” And it seems that some of...

Obamacare, Price Controls, and Theft

Bob Adelmann January 13, 2012

With the announcement by Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services, that Trustmark Life Insurance Company’s recent increases in premiums for their...

Are You an Optimist or Pessimist About America?

Sam Blumenfeld January 12, 2012

In November 2011, Commentary magazine asked 41 members of the cultural elite — writers thinkers, and professors — whether or not they were...

Silly Things We Hear: “Communism Works on Paper”

Selwyn Duke January 12, 2012

While discussing on The View recently how North Korean heir Kim Jong Un enjoyed the luxury of being sent to a Swiss boarding...

In Greed I Trust

Walter E. Williams January 11, 2012

Last week's column started off asking: "What human motivation gets the most wonderful things done?" The answer is that human greed is what...

Kodak and the Post Office

Thomas Sowell January 10, 2012

The news that Eastman Kodak is preparing to file for bankruptcy, after being the leading photographic company in the world for more than...

First, Borders; Then, Kodak; Now, Barnes & Noble?

Bob Adelmann January 9, 2012

When Barnes & Noble announced its awful earnings per share losses on Thursday, it didn’t help any that its losses were so much...

What Was the Biggest Political Lie of 2011?

Wallis W. Wood January 7, 2012

What is the biggest political lie of 2011? There are so many to choose from. I admit I was skeptical when PolitiFact said...

Exiting Iraq

Sheldon Richman January 5, 2012

In his official remarks about the end of the U.S. occupation of Iraq, President Obama told an assembly of troops: The war in...

IndoctriNation: A Powerful Film for Christian Parents

Sam Blumenfeld January 5, 2012

Colin Gunn, a feisty Scottish filmmaker, and Joaquin Fernandez, an American cinematographer, have produced a powerful and highly provocative film called IndoctriNation: Public...

Free Market Thinking Inside the Van

Bob Adelmann January 5, 2012

Inside the Lucky Dragon van sitting by the curb at the Chinese consulate in New York (left) is a couch, a folding chair,...

The TSA’s Voodoo Security

Becky Akers January 4, 2012

Along with perpetual metastasizing and nauseatingly double standards, another of the State’s principles is insatiability — on everything, all the time. For example,...