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Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and […]

First they came for the heroin and crack addicts and I didn’t speak up because I don’t use heroin or crack. Then they came for the smokers and chewers and I didn’t speak up because those are nasty habits. Then they came for heavy drinkers and I didn’t speak up because speakeasies sounded fun. Then […]

As predicted, the Chrysler bankruptcy case has raised questions worthy of Supreme Court review and the Court has just temporarily stayed the sale of Chrysler to Fiat. It will be interesting to see whether the Court that surrendered the private property rights of homeowners in Kelo will be as quick to rewrite the long standing […]

Here for your amusement and edification are ten cars that won’t meet President Obama’s fuel efficiency standard – and I didn’t even come close to listing the Hummer or the Lamborghini Gallardo. The Mini Cooper with a combined 29 MPG. The Hyundai Accent with a combined 29 MPG. The Ford Escape Hybrid with combined 28 […]

Politicians, financiers and pundits are all busily attempting to jawbone a normal cyclical downturn, already made tougher by the Fed’s seesaw monetary policy, into a permanent downturn in US and world economic growth. A failed $700 billion financial bailout is to be followed by a $50 billion bailout of the failed US auto industry that […]

Congratulations are due to President-elect Obama and his supporters on a well earned and historic victory. Senator McCain hit the nail on the head: …his success alone commands my respect for his ability and perseverance. But that he managed to do so by inspiring the hopes of so many millions of Americans who had once […]