Perspectives on Unemployment
Percent of men, ages 25 to 54, who are not working and not looking for work versus year. New York Times/Bureau of Labor Statistics When a founding and respected member … Read More
Tag: Welfare
Government welfare programs and their effects
The GOP’s Better Way
Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wi) taking over the House Speakership from Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) Wikimedia Commons/Office of Speaker Paul D. Ryan On a lot of issues Donald Trump has been … Read More
The Socialism of the Scandinavian Countries
The Scandinavian Countries of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden Image Credit: Wikitravel/Stefan Ertmann In the previous post Are European States More Socialist Than The US?, I noted that American progressives had … Read More
A Conservative Anti-Poverty Program
A homeless man in the East Village, New York City. A situation we need to eliminate. Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons/David Shankbone In my last post, Income Inequality In the United … Read More
The Political Defense of US Capitalism
Storm Clouds of Socialism (c) Can Stock Photo / leedsn This essay is a continuation of my previous … Read More
The Hard Work: Cutting Entitlements
FDR quote on Social Security Image Credit: Flickr.com/Donkey Hotey The hardest political job in cutting federal spending – … Read More
Central Planning for Chaotic Social Systems
Chaotic Patterns Image Credit: Flickr.com/OLD SKOOL Santa Rosa At the end of my last post concerning the problems of the … Read More
The Ferguson Effect
Last week some news outlets took note of a big crime wave that began in Baltimore after six Baltimore police officers were indicted for the murder of Freddie Gray [See … Read More
Is Racism the Cause of Blacks’ Problems – Or is Government?
A new post by Walter Williams raises the subject of a perennial conflict between progressives and conservatives. What is the major cause of the social and economic problems of black … Read More