The Free Market 16, no. 2 (February 1998) In recent months, we have been inundated with a pro-Teddy Roosevelt barrage from PBS to the Weekly Standard . He was, writes David Brooks, “a distinctly American kind that married nationalism to individualism.” His bust adorns the desks of Bill Clinton, Newt Gingrich, Bob Dole. His profile is carved into
The Free Market 16, no. 7 (July 1998) Far from having been reformed, much less abolished, welfare continues to grow. The most recent example is the attempt by the Clinton administration to convince Americans that there is a “child care crisis,” which can only be “solved” through expansion of government. The welfare state has become a deeply
This piece ran in the Journal of Commerce , October 19, 1998. In what can only be termed as truly bizarre, an Alabama local of the United Steelworkers of America recently demanded that Alabama Governor Fob James close the international port at Mobile to all steel imports. Besides the fact that it would be a violation of the U.S. Constitution for
Comedian Steve Martin once did a standup act in which he asked the audience in an incredulous tone, “You mean, you don’t remember when we had nuclear war and the earth was wiped out?” The audience would laugh, as expected, since the entire idea was ridiculous. While Steve Martin isn’t writing columns about the current global financial dealings, he
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