America’s wars have often preceded good times economically—an “it’s darkest before the dawn” kind of thing. Paul Volcker’s war on [...]

If there really is a Chinese curse “may you live in interesting times,” then we truly live under sino-obloquy. Love ’em or hate ’em, the [...]

Most moms and pops strive to place their kiddos on a team of some sort. Those who focus on the kids’ abilities rather than trying to relive their [...]

America used to have an extraordinary level of excellence—not just in depth, but in breadth. It just wasn’t hard to find people who were very [...]

While a Cobra gunship pilot in a combat aviation brigade in 1987—stationed near Frankfurt, Germany, and with logistics planning responsibility for [...]

In the movie The Avengers there’s a scene in which the Hulk is fighting the trickster god Loki of Norse mythology fame. Loki takes exception to [...]

When Adam Smith penned his seminal work An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, he discussed the concept of the “unseen [...]

The term fixer has come on hard times due to its Hollywood-promoted connotation as a person who cleans up criminal messes of one sort or another. [...]

It’s not a simple word to say, and it’s used primarily in fairly informed conversation, but caricature is a massive part of modern life. [...]

One of the characteristics of our modern age is an explosion in the prevalence of stealing. Theft has always been with us, of course. It’s the [...]

In the same way that denial is not just a river in Egypt, “truth or consequences” is not just a city in New Mexico. Truth is a real thing, and [...]

Even among those who do not share his spiritual beliefs, King Solomon has long been the object of great admiration. He was a national leader who [...]