The Fed’s Good News

Today’s AP headline made me laugh:  “Fed says recession easing, inflation not a threat.”  The press release masquerading as a news story continued, saying “…the recession is easing, but the economy likely will remain weak and keep a lid on inflation.” 
Ah, yes.  The weakness of the economy is going to keep a lid on inflation.  [...]

Trust Me, I’m a Doctor

I knew an Obama administration would be bad, but I never thought it would be so bad, so soon.  The scope of Obama’s disastrous policies is beyond anything I could have predicted, and his relentless assault on whatever remnants of the American free market still exist is absolutely breathtaking.  Beginning where the Bush administration left [...]

The Wit and Wisdom of Oliver Wendell Holmes

In announcing his nomination of Sonia Sotomayor for the Supreme Court, President Obama made the following comment, “For as Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes once said, the life of the law has not been logic, it has been experience; experience being tested by obstacles and barriers, by hardship and misfortune; experience insisting, persisting, and [...]

The Happiness Machine

One of the podcasts I listen to regularly is the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s Philosopher’s Zone.  I have no idea why I do this, as they rarely talk about anything interesting.  I’ve wasted untold hours listening to topics such as “Hypatia of Alexandria” or “The Unhappy Family of Ludwig Wittgenstein.”  On those rare occasions they manage [...]