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A racist recession?
Low-income black communities need to be liberated from the prisons of government programs, recover a sense of personal dignity, and recapture the educational mores that have served as catalyst for fulfilling and productive lives.Despotism – The soft way
Though it went virtually unnoticed, April 16th marked the 150th anniversary of the death of one of the significant thinkers of modern times. Author of the classic Democracy in America (1835/1840), Alexis de Tocqueville’s prophetic insights into America have been cited approvingly by figures ranging from Nobel Prize economist Friedrich Hayek to Benedict XVI.Earmarks: Don’t mend them, end them
Why should we have surgery to eradicate earmark spending? I offer six reasons.Religious freedom doesn’t mean religious silence
The rights of conscience, Pope John Paul II once wrote, are the "primary foundation of every authentically free political order." If that is so, then we better redouble our vigilance. Here in the United States, where we fancy ourselves religiously tolerant, recent high-profile cases suggest that First Amendment rights are widely misunderstood.The tax code: Business as usual
In the midst of a historic economic crisis, we need solutions now for economic growth and greater opportunities.Saving China’s children from their government
Heavy-handed government intervention without regard for human dignity produces long-term deleterious effects. China’s family planning policies, established nearly 30 years ago, are a case in point.An ode to power
An April Fool's Day parody of power and peril.Davos capitalism: Adam Smith's nightmare
In The Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith warned, "People of the same trade seldom meet together, even for merriment and diversion, but the conversation ends in a conspiracy against the public, or in some contrivance to raise prices.The state of the fourth estate
One institution that truly is too important to fail (something that cannot be genuinely said of all the recipients of Congressional largesse) is the free press.The problem with government mortgage relief
Homeownership has long been part of the American Dream, but current government plans to keep more people in their homes reflect the influence of failed economic policies from the past and may encourage more risky decision-making in the future.Pope Benedict’s economic realism
In his first detailed public statement about the global financial crisis, Pope Benedict XVI may be revealing the outline of his forthcoming – and highly anticipated – social encyclical.Charitable choice and secular goods
Charitable choice, the direct government funding of religious organizations for social service work, was designed to maintain the freedom of religious charities from excessive interference while allowing them to work for the public good. Yet the Obama administration is looking to draw sharper lines on church-state interaction and to eliminate the ability of faith-based groups to hire only those who believe as they do.