A. Barton Hinkle: Got A Pencil? You Didn't Build That

Nobody can make a pencil by himself.     Most people would never accuse President Obama of memorizing Milton Friedman under the covers at night. Yet the patron saint of laissez-faire probably would not take as much exception as many Republicans have to Obama’s comment in Roanoke three weeks ago that “if you’ve got a business – you didn’t build that.   ... MORE