Lawsuits Make Us Less Safe
Imagine if an evil business routinely deprived us of products that would help us live longer with less pain and more comfort. We’d be...
Hooray For DDT’s Life-Saving Comeback
Who says there’s never any good news? After more than 30 years and tens of millions dead—mostly children—the World Health Organization (WHO) has ended...
Trade Restrictions Stick It To Consumers
The Washington Post wants us to think that Anita Dungey won a heroic small-business victory over big business. But all she really did was...
White Guilt Doesn’t Help Blacks
Complaints about racism dominate the media discussion of the disparity between black and white success in America. Comedian Chris Rock captures the prevailing sentiment...
Getting Medical Insurance From Your Boss Is A Bad Idea
According to the new “ABC News” poll on health care, Americans are eager to have the government force employers to provide heath insurance: “Nearly...
Birdwatching, Government Style
Here’s a job that’s really for the birds: staring at dead chickens.
The job is tedious, done in unpleasant places, and largely useless. But you...
Big Business Loves Government
I keep reading that big business wants government off its back. But that’s a myth. Here’s the truth:
“ig business and big government prosper from...
Property Theft In America
Do you live in a blighted home in a blighted neighborhood? You might without even knowing it.
But don’t worry, your local politicians will be...
Secrets In The Senate
Their arrogance is stunning.
Sens. Ted Stevens (R-Alas.) and Robert Byrd (D-W.V.) are the acknowledged kings of pork-barrel spending. They bring billons of taxpayer ...
Are Americans Cheap?
The New York Times and Washington Post editorialize about America’s “stinginess.” Former President Jimmy Carter says when it comes to helping others, “The rich...
Does Government Stupidity Know Any Bounds?
These are tough days for political satirists. Any satire about government boondoggles is soon upstaged by an actual government program that’s more inane...
Schools Need Competition Now
This week’s back-to-school ads offer amazing bargains on lightweight backpacks and nifty school supplies. All those businesses scramble to offer us good stuff...
Working Mothers Need The Free Market, Too
Last week, my “20/20” co-anchor, Elizabeth Vargas, returned from maternity leave. Her first story was on the “mommy wars.”
“Why,” Elizabeth asked, “has so...
Leave The Decadent Businessman Alone!
Dov Charney is a fast-talking 36-year-old entrepreneur whose company has a loose, sexy atmosphere. As you might guess, some former workers have sued...
Busybody Politicians, Get Off Our Backs
If you want to buy or sell foie gras in a Chicago restaurant, you’ll have to break the law. Not that this stops anyone....