One of the unavoidable consequences of youth is the tendency to think behavior we see today has always been. I’d …
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What economists call an ability to make “compensating differences” is a valuable tool in everyone’s arsenal. If people are prohibited …
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A guiding principle for physicians is primum non nocere, the Latin expression for “first, do no harm.” In order not …
Read More »Only Black People Can Solve Their Problems
The prospects for a better future are nearly hopeless for roughly 20 percent of black people — those who reside …
Read More »Black People Must Help Make Their Neighborhoods Safer
President Barack Obama and his first attorney general, Eric Holder, called for an honest conversation about race. Holder even called …
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A recent ruling by the U.S. Department of Commerce dramatically increased tariffs on some Chinese steel products, such as cold-rolled …
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In 2008, Barack Obama promised a fundamental transformation of America. Where that promise has gone unfulfilled the most is in …
Read More »How to Stop Lobbying Money Going to Washington?
According to a New York Post article (May 22, 2016), in just two years, Hillary Clinton — former first lady, …
Read More »More Robots and Kiosks in a $15 Minimum-Wage Future?
A basic economic premise holds that when the price of something rises, people seek to economize on its use. They …
Read More »Black Politicians and ‘Civil Rights’ Groups Are Condemning Black Youth to This
White teenage unemployment is about 14 percent. That for black teenagers is about 30 percent. The labor force participation rate …
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