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Thoughts on the Passing of Three Sports Legends

With the recent passing of Arnold Palmer, yet another all-time great sports icon has left us in 2016.....

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Hillary Clinton’s Estate Tax Proposal

“Hillary Clinton Proposes 65% Top Rate for Estate Tax” blared a headline in The Wall Street Journal. Since the current top statutory tax rate on estates.....

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The Great Ty Cobb

Charles Leerhsen's “Ty Cobb: A Terrible Beauty” may be the most important baseball book in decades. It is historically significant in two respects: First, it is the definitive biography of.....

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The Fed Seeks to Postpone a Federal Government Default

In this article that first appeared at Forbes.com, Dr. Mark Hendrickson observes recent action (or lack thereof) from the Federal Reserve and suggests that a realignment of federal policies.....

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Remembering James B. Edwards

After Reagan’s election in 1980, he tapped the oral surgeon from South Carolina to be his Secretary of Energy with the mission of shutting down the Department of Energy....

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Saudi Arabia versus the Keystone Pipeline

Since the Saudi cost of production is lower than the cost of producing oil from Canadian tar sands, it looks like the Saudis have the upper hand in a price war against the Canadians...

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A Free-Market Economist’s Take on Ken Burns’ ‘The Roosevelts’ ~ Video

By now, you’ve probably seen or heard about Ken Burns’ 14-hour documentary on the three most famous Roosevelts: Theodore, Franklin, and Eleanor...

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One Of The Most Powerful Christmas Lessons

One fundamental principle of Jesus’ life that should be especially obvious at this time of year when we think of Jesus as a tiny infant: He never used force to compel others to do good...

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A Miracle Of Coincidence

Every now and then, something unforeseen and special happens—something that logic or reason would tell you is either impossible or that the odds against it happening are overwhelming...

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The Unseen Scars Are Often As Painful As The Ones Seen

In economics, the first lesson I teach my pupils is the lesson of things that are seen and things that are not seen. Actions produce some effects that are readily apparent and others that are not...

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In My Native City Of Detroit, Atlas Has At Long Last Shrugged

The official declaration of Detroit’s bankruptcy last week could not have come as a surprise to anyone familiar with the Motor City’s atrocious financial condition...

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Republicans Need To Grow Up About Taxes

What bugs me now, and what should concern Republicans, are the recent objections raised by some Republican legislators in Michigan and Maryland to their respective governors’ proposals for higher gasoline taxes to pay for road and bridge repairs...

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