The story of the five transcontinental railroads built by 1900 often overlooks some remarkable lessons about private initiative and government subsidies.

For centuries, the extraordinary influence and prosperity of the tiny Republic of Genoa stemmed not from a political leader but from a well-run private bank and the limitations on the state that it helped to maintain.

Dr. King noted that capitalism (the system of private property, entrepreneurship, and free markets) made it possible for America “to do wonders” and “become the richest nation in the world.” He called it “the greatest system of production that history has ever known.”

Bottom line: The Sphinx was no accident, and neither are you. The evidence for a Creator is all around us. It’s been there since Creation.

Earlier this month (December 2021), voters in Chile elected a socialist as the country’s new President. It’s only a matter of time before Chile will need a Thatcher to fix all the problems Chileans are soon to experience.

Rest in Peace, Ethelmae — a faithful, kind, generous, adventurous, unforgettable Missouri Mom of boundless character.

In this wide-ranging interview with Justin O’Connell of the Gold/Silver/Bitcoin Show in November 2021, I touched on freedom, socialism, some great theologians, monetary theory, Bitcoin and related topics.

He once said, “When you can do the common things of life in an uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world.”

Time and experience have shown us that the best words any man can write are guaranteed neither universal nor eternal acceptance. Each new generation must be reminded of principles or even the best of them can be lost.

“Nowhere in the Bill of Rights are the words ‘unless inconvenient’ to be found."

If you say you want to help the poor and that you favor the poverty-producing failure called socialism, then you’re like the guy who claims to favor medicine but patronizes witch doctors.

Jon Hersey of The Objective Standard Institute interviews me on morals, character and heroes.

He warned us, “The saddest epitaph which can be carved in memory of a vanished liberty is that it was lost because its possessors failed to stretch forth a saving hand while yet there was time.”

Their thought processes are so riddled with inconsistencies, contradictions and dubious notions that the rest of us are often left scratching our heads in disbelief.

Maybe dogs are God’s way of telling humankind, “You can do better.”

The salutary impact of Christianity on the course of history is routinely sold short, as amply illustrated in Alvin J. Schmidt’s marvelous book, How Christianity Changed the World. I strongly recommend it.

The legendary actor Marlon Brando once said, “Most of the successful people in Hollywood are failures as human beings.” I don’t know if that’s fair or not, but I do know that occasionally, whether on purpose or by accident, even Hollywood gets something right.

With the recent resurgence of socialist ideology around the world, it’s more important than ever that people understand what it’s all about. It is an insidious poison that has killed tens of millions over the decades.

It’s a fact of life that as human beings, we take a greater interest in those things over which we have some power of discretion than in those things we feel relatively helpless to affect. That’s why many people spend more time shopping for the car they want—visiting dealership showrooms and comparing prices and features—than they spend in picking the right schools for their children.

Perhaps some economics texts should come with a warning label.