Our schools and colleges are turning out people who cannot feel fulfilled unless they are telling other people what to do.
Facts do not speak for themselves. They speak for or against competing theories. Facts divorced from theories or visions are mere isolated curiosities.
A shortage is a sign that somebody is keeping the price artificially lower than it would be if supply and demand were allowed to operate freely.
There is no question that liberals do an impressive job of expressing concern for blacks. But do the intentions expressed in their words match the actual consequences of their deeds?
Do all children have some inherent right to live in America if they have done nothing wrong? If not, then why should the children of illegal immigrants have such a right?
Successful communication depends on how well we listen, rather than how well we push our opinions on the person seated before us.
I think the economic logic behind dumping a load of toxic waste in the lowest wage country is impeccable and we should face up to it.
I promise you that there are a lot of people involved in various kinds of retail activities who think they have a crucial role in the economy, and they're right.
If we do not resolve the euro crisis, we will all pay the price. And if we do resolve it, we will all benefit, particularly German taxpayers and savers.
Only those who attempt the absurd will achieve the impossible. I think it's in my basement... let me go upstairs and check.
My research interests since then have shifted strongly towards the economic and regulatory problems of the financial services industry, and especially of the securities and options exchanges.
Of course. I favor passive investing for most investors, because markets are amazingly successful devices for incorporating information into stock prices.
Globalization and free trade do spur economic growth, and they lead to lower prices on many goods.
A lot of attention has been going to social values - abortion, gay rights, other divisive issues - but economic values are equally important.
As digital equipment replaces the jobs of routine workers and lower-level professionals, technicians are needed to install, monitor, repair, test, and upgrade all the equipment.
One tax dodge often used by multi-national companies is to squirrel their earnings abroad in foreign subsidiaries located in countries where taxes are lower.
Media outlets that are exploiting Ebola because they want a sensational story and politicians using it to their own ends ought to be ashamed.
Over the long term, the only way we're going to raise wages, grow the economy, and improve American competitiveness is by investing in our people - especially their educations.
The job creators are members of America's vast middle class and the poor, whose purchases cause businesses to expand and invest.
By the mid-1950s, more than a third of all America workers in the private sector were unionized. And the unions demanded and received a fair slice of the American pie.
In the 1980s, corporate raiders began mounting unfriendly takeovers of companies that could deliver higher returns to their shareholders - if they abandoned their other stakeholders.
