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Category: Economics
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By Selwyn Duke One of the very best columnists on the journalistic scene is Walter Williams. His articles aren’t filled with flowery prose or esoteric terms (like esoteric!); they just cut to the heart of the matter and provide simple, reasoned analysis. In fact, I can hardly think of an instance where he has written…
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By Selwyn Duke I’d appreciate a viable alternative energy source as much as anyone else. After all, who wouldn’t like to run his car for a third or fourth the cost? I don’t have much confidence in government schemes to develop those new sources, however, and the May 12 edition of The Wall Street…
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By Selwyn Duke The director of economic policy studies at the Hudson Institute, Irwin Stelzer, has penned a very interesting article called "It’s a myth that the world’s oil is running out." As the title indicates, Stelzer puts forth the thesis that the Earth contains enough accessible oil to last for generations. Moreover, he says…
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By Selwyn Duke Writer Marilyn Barnewall has written a piece about the sub-prime mortgage crisis titled "Dollar Woes: Part of a One World Government Conspiracy?" Marilyn is a fine lady who I occasionally correspond with, and she also used to work in the banking industry. Thus, she can offer a rarely-heard perspective on the situation…
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By Selwyn Duke A long time ago I wrote about the left’s very successful manipulation of language. I think about this when I hear about socialized medicine schemes and "free health care."
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The great economist Thomas Sowell just wrote an article about the perils of government intervention and stimulus packages. He writes: Both political parties seem determined that the federal government should create a "stimulus package" of things designed to cushion a downturn in the economy. That alone should be enough to make us remember that "the…
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By Selwyn Duke I certainly believe in a free market; that is, within the United States. So a free trader I’m not. I don’t think we need junk from China, or, at least, we wouldn’t if the internationalists hadn’t decimated our manufacturing base.
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