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?
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.
Media outlets that are exploiting Ebola because they want a sensational story and politicians using it to their own ends ought to be ashamed.
I still say the 'Lord's Prayer' every day. It covers a lot of ground in our relation to the world.
Remember, gold and silver always have had value and never have gone to zero. Can you say the same for stocks and bonds?
The biggest culprits in the housing fiasco came from the private sector, and more specifically from a mortgage industry that was out of control.
They called me the sexiest economist in America, and that was years ago, when I had hair and body mass and my teeth were shiny.
Most philanthropists would still rather donate to elite schools, concert halls or religious groups than help the poor or sick.
With consumers having ever more choice, corporations must invest more and more in courting public opinion.
Terrorism and trade cannot be the only issues on which the world unites. We must commit ourselves to a global coalition to deal with exclusion, too.
I was - the last protest I was at was in Genoa, where I got tear gassed, and I hate tear gas, and I hate being in crowds.
Harnessing new communications technology offers one promising way to make public participation easier and more effective.
Our technology, our machines, is part of our humanity. We created them to extend ourselves, and that is what is unique about human beings.
Today, the technology is there to give early and normally ample warning when a powerful tornado approaches. When a tornado strikes, all of us are at risk.
Colleges would compete by adding professors, enhancing programmes or building nicer facilities. So they competed by making institutions better.
My truth is that what doesn't kill you makes you weaker rather than stronger, although it makes you wiser.
The power chords in 'Come Sail Away' were super heavy to me as a kid. Metal? No. Hard rock? At times, for sure.
But the general welfare must restrict and regulate the exertions of the individuals, as the individuals must derive a supply of their strength from social power.
People respected my experience, they hire me, they pay me what I am worth to coach their team.
