Virtual tour of Sistine Chapel Once in awhile you come across something that’s too good not to share. This is absolutely remarkable. It’s a virtual tour of the Sistine Chapel, complete with choir. Depending on your system it might take … Continue reading
I’m just falling, as one falls face first into the mud, into Medicare. For those of you a long way from taking this plunge, consider this a sad cultural fable. For those coming face to face with government run healthcare … Continue reading
This is the most chilling article I’ve read in a long time. Quietly, logically, culturally, politically cold. It’s long, and though written clearly, simply and well, can’t be read by skimming along its surface. But it’s worth the focus and effort. The essay … Continue reading
Cato’s points (from a previous unpublished email) on the importance of a middle class for theological liberalization is well taken. But the process toward democratization can take various routes. Cato’s drift, if I have it right, insists on the development of … Continue reading
Real Wages Haven’t Grown for a Decade by Robert de Neufville It has been a bad 10 years for the economy. As I’ve written before, the last decade was, economically, a lost decade. As this graph from Ezra Klein shows, … Continue reading
I’ve been waiting for the conservative analysts to chime in on Herman Cain’s 9-9-9 plan. This article from the American Enterprise Institute, below, is representative of the concensus. And the conclusion is that what Cain has offered is a 9% … Continue reading
The background on this article is straightforward. Euro-Socialists at their core believe governments should be bigger than markets; should have the last word; should be able to dictate outcomes and have markets respond obediently. The EU was founded in an … Continue reading
The lines on this graph are stunning. Each one displays the unemployment from a recession, from the onset of the recession to the point, measured in months, where employment fully recovered. If one chart can illustrate the depth and persistence … Continue reading
The farther right on this graph, and the farther up, the greater the chances of sovereign default. The larger the sphere the greater the damage should sovereign default occur … a measure of the size of the explosion if that … Continue reading
If we had to retire solely on savings from what my wife and I earned in W-2 or 1099 income in the 40 years of our marriage we’d both still be working. But I realized very young that the only … Continue reading