Occupation: Columnist Birth: December 23, 1945
Probably the only people left who think that economics deserves a Nobel Prize are economists. It confirms their conceit that they're doing 'science' ….
We should balance the budget. If government programs are important enough, we need to pay for them with taxes or make cuts in lesser programs. We've ….
In politics, there's a fine line between too much conviction and too little..
We have arrived at socialized medicine in America. I do not report this as either a good or bad event but simply as something that has happened with ….
The tendency for politicians to claim credit for favorable news is as natural as flatulence in cows..
One intriguing subplot of the economic crisis is the failure of most economists to predict it. Here we have the most spectacular economic and financi….
People prefer to be with people like themselves. For all the celebration of "diversity," it's sameness that dominates. Most people favor friendships ….
If President Clinton has his way, we will have a false debate in the 1996 election campaign. It will not engage real political choices - choices fram….
When you become 70, you can't deny that you're on the downhill. But I keep doing what I've been doing. If I retired, what would I do? I'd brood about….
At every stage since World War II, people have assumed that what's happening today will happen forever. Universally, that's been wrong. I can't say i….
I believe we should build a wall - it might or might not slow immigration but it's worth a try and certainly that would provide political cover for t….