Genuine cultural progress occurs when individuals solve problems without resorting to politics or politicians.

Nearly 40 years ago, I went to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, to interview the Finance Minister, Leslie Delatour. He was one of the smartest people I ever met. Afterwards, I published this interview. His time in the job was short but he did the right thing, as you can see from his amazing insights in this interview (click on headline). Sadly, he died of cancer in 2001 at the age of 51.

If you’ve supported the monstrous expansion of the federal government in recent decades, or if you’ve got a laundry list of things you want it to do because you think it’s not yet big enough, then don’t blow smoke about clean and honest politics. You’re part of the problem.

Hope is a potent stimulant. Never, ever, let it slip away. No matter what.

Born for soccer, just as Beethoven was born for music.

Leftists are awfully selective about what’s “sustainable” and what isn’t.

What can we learn from the experience of the Roman Republic? Delivered at Northwood University in Midland, Michigan, on September 30, 2025.

She had overcome huge challenges and proved that a woman could be just as good in business as any man—and far better than those who defrauded her with their depreciating paper money.

The City of New York on numerous occasions asked her for loans to keep the city from going broke.

With America’s 250th anniversary now only ten months away, Samuel Adams is one of those exquisitely interesting Founding Fathers with whom Americans ought to become reacquainted.

In honor of Leonard E. Read’s 127th birthday—September 26, 2025.

A pure democracy, even if possible, would quickly degenerate into the proverbial two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for lunch. It is NOT what the Founders gave us.

Never has mass lunacy been more expensive. Is it really higher education if it drags civilization ever lower?

Adding political power to natural self-interest is a surefire recipe for magnifying the harm that greed can do.

It would be inconceivable to our Founders that good and honest people could ever stay good and honest if they’re swiping and redistributing trillions of dollars every year and regulating almost every corner of life. That kind of power can make a sinner from a saint in no time.

The most important personal property of the Assiniboine was their horses. They were owned individually, not collectively as “common property.”

This American original brings a smile to my face just thinking about him—because of his accomplishments, his American-ness, his talent, and his Yogi Berra-like sense of humor.

Did these inventions and their subsequent global influence come our way because of wise and generous government? Evidence in the affirmative is, at best, scant.

In fighting socialism, the chain saw is far more effective than the butter knife.

Did you know that on two occasions, we almost had a President by the name of Willie? That was his real name, not his nickname. Mangum portrait by James Lambdin, 1844.