Jeb Bush: Capitalism And The Right To Rise

The risk of failure vs. the certainty of stagnation.   Congressman Paul Ryan recently coined a smart phrase to describe the core concept of economic freedom: "The right to rise." Think about it. We talk about the right to free speech, the right to bear arms, the right to assembly. The right to rise doesn't seem like something we should have to protect. But we do.    ... MORE

AFP: Attorney General Holder Tied To OKC Bombers

He provided the explosives to Nichols and McVeigh.  Eric Holder, current attorney general of the United States, managed an FBI operation that provided explosives to Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols just prior to the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Building in Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995, according to official documents released during the ongoing ... MORE

David Hogberg: Walter Williams For Christmas

His autobiography is a great American story.   "Racial discriminatory preferences do not explain all they are purported to explain" is the central theme in economist Walter Williams' new book, Race and Economics: How Much Can Be Blamed on Discrimination? That's not surprising to anyone familiar with Williams' work. However, it is somewhat puzzling given his background ... MORE