Response to Paul Silva's "Merry Take" on Gay Marriage

I was not in a “gay” mood when I read the editor’s take on homosexual marriage. Contrary to public opinion, President Obama has not evolved but rather devolved on the issue of “gay marriage”, forced into the position because of his overly glib and gaffe-prone vice...

Spanish Economy Tanking

The Spanish finance sector is a shambles. Spain has the Greek malady of welfare-state poverty, multiplied by poor investments and weak protections from private sector entrepreneurship. Bankia, the largest national bank in the country, was partially nationalized...

California Students File Lawsuit Against Tenure Laws

Finally, students are taking matters into their own hands, demanding that school districts recognize the needs of the students, not the wishes of teachers' unions or the will of self-will run-riot school boards. Not only attacking teacher tenure, which enables bad...

Thoughts on "Occupy Ideas"

Robert Eshman’s positive reception of the wealth creators at the Milken Global Conference is a sign that the mainstream media has seen the light: free markets make free people. The Occupy Movements of yesteryear were filled with angry people taking up space and...

Kafkaesque Public Schools: South Gate

For the past seven — almost eight years, I have tried to make the most of public education. I kept pressing on, like a true believer. I even wrote a celebrated piece for my local paper about the incredible improvements at a local high school. Really, I...

My Spiritual Debt to the Austrian Economists

When I think about the ways of faith, I used to believe that I have to see something come about before it happens. The Austrian economists, including their forerunner Adam Smith and their chief spokesman and philosopher Friedrich Hayek, taught me the importance of...