It’s all over the headlines. Trump must abandon his business interests, otherwise he might use his new power in corrupt ways. And so he must build a wall between business and public service. For his part, he has sworn to clean up Washington, i.e. drain the swamp, because the whole regime...

The apologists for centralized regulation of economic life sometimes seem to be engaged in a kind of self parody. For example, the New York Times editorial condemning the judge who stopped the imposition of new overtime rules runs as follows: “If all had gone according to plan, as many as...

Fidel Castro has died at the age of 90, and, by chance, I had just seen the wonderful 2015 movie “Papa” about Ernest Hemingway’s years in Cuba before the revolution. The backdrop of the movie is pre-Castro Cuba, a struggling but prospering land lorded over by the brutal dictator Fulgencio...

Only days before the enforcement was to begin, Texas federal judge Amos L. Mazzant III has blocked the imposition of the Obama administration’s egregious overtime regulations that have already had a terrible effect on American businesses and workers. Break out the Prosecco! It’s a much...

There’s a Subway restaurant across the street. The lady next to me is reading a biography of Michael Jordan. The band is playing covers of Lady Gaga songs. The bar patrons are drinking Miller beer. I alone seem to prefer the national cocktail, the caipirinha made from a sugar-cane rum...

What is your view of how society works? It matters. You have to decide. You might notice that your view on the question depends on the setting. If you go to the mall, the local bar, a bustling restaurant, a neighborhood cookout, a house of worship, a movie theater, a concert, or even a...

The Washington Post ran a beautiful photo montage of children at work from 100 years ago. I get it. It’s not supposed to be beautiful. It’s supposed to be horrifying. I’m looking at these kids. They are scruffy, dirty, and tired. No question. But I also think about their inner lives. They...

A few months back, I was invited to a house party for just a few people. I arrived and engaged the hosts with the most charm I could muster. The evening ended and all was well, until I suddenly remembered my manners. I didn’t bring a gift. Not wine, not beer, not chocolate. I arrived...

It’s no secret that human liberty is in grave danger, perhaps more than any time in generations. Look at whom the two parties are offering up to rule us! It’s a coin toss which will be worse for economic and social liberty, to say nothing of war and peace.  This can’t end well. You can...