Why I read to Chronicles Magazine

There are many good articles. But Clyde N. Wilson alone makes it worth reading.
That’s a Lie:
I was mighty proud of my Congressman Joe Wilson—until he apologised for telling the truth to our sacred Chief Magistrate. I have thought well of Mr. Wilson ever since he was one of the Magnificent Seven of South Carolina state [...]

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I disagree with a lot of what she says…

but I agree with a lot of it, too. And, agree with her or not, Camille Paglia is always an enjoyable read:
By foolishly trying to reduce all objections to healthcare reform to the malevolence of obstructionist Republicans, Democrats have managed to destroy the national coalition that elected Obama and that is unlikely to be repaired. [...]

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Somebody gets it

David Goldhill understands, far better that most of the folks in Congress, the actual problem with our health-care system:
All of the actors in health care—from doctors to insurers to pharmaceutical companies—work in a heavily regulated, massively subsidized industry full of structural distortions. They all want to serve patients well. But they also all behave rationally [...]

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The beauties of political correctness

A couple of good posts from The Boy’s Own Paper on Political Correctness:
Political Correctness is Cultural Marxism (Part One)
Political Correctness (Part Two) : Assorted Quotations
via The Western Confucian

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Réquiem ætérnam dona ei Dómine…

The late Senator Ted Kennedy’s funeral was, unfortunately, a cause of scandal. Phil Lawler does an excellent job of discussing the problems here:
A week after the death of Ted Kennedy, the relevant question is not whether the Massachusetts Senator deserved a Catholic funeral, but whether he deserved a ceremony of public acclamation so grand and [...]

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A good explanation of the government and the economy

Over at Hezekiah Wyman
When government becomes the restaurant the system flies apart in many ways. Governments do not worry about overheads; indeed, it is an essential function of government to grow. The gang in DC has no concept of being able to “afford” the expenses they occasion. Money isn’t real to them. Other people’s money [...]

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I’m going to have to read some Hans-Hermann Hoppe

Wilson Revolution Unplugged reminds us that today is Dr. Hoppe’s 60th birthday.
He quotes Dr. Hoppe twice. Either quote is enough to make me interested in Dr. Hoppe’s work:
From the vantage point of elementary economic theory and in light of historical evidence, then, a revisionist view of modern history results. The Whig theory of history, according [...]

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Mr. Buchanan asks a good question

Although it is moot, he asks “Did Hitler Want War?“
But if Hitler was out to conquer the world—Britain, Africa, the Middle East, the United States, Canada, South America, India, Asia, Australia—why did he spend three years building that hugely expensive Siegfried Line to protect Germany from France? Why did he start the war with no [...]

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A very good question

Mr. McKinley asks a very good question. Where’s the peace movement during Democratic presidencies?
Your columns (Broida, Briggs, Bennett) on the debate on the new health laws bring to mind the large-scale peace movement that was active during the Bush administration. Raucous crowds followed the president everywhere, calling him Hitler, war criminal and liar, and dissent [...]

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As usual, Peter Schiff is right

Peter explains, in a very easy to understand way, why minimum wage laws hurt unskilled workers: Where Have All the Gas Pumpers Gone?

Before bringing on another worker, an employer must be convinced that the added productivity will exceed the added cost (this includes not just wages, but all payroll taxes and other benefits.) So if [...]

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