Medved on Deserving vs. Undeserving Rich
The Obama administration and its media allies are doing what they can to fan the flames of class conflict. Some recent pollssuggest the campaign is having an effect on public opinion. But Michael Medved digs a little deeper into the data, and argues that Americans don’t generally dislike the “rich,” but rather, the undeserving rich: The biggest challenge for Mitt Romney isn’t that America hates the rich; it’s that the public hates the undeserving rich, anddeeply resents privileged punks and politically connected connivers who never performed constructive service to make their millions. This is an important distinction, reminiscent of Arthur Brooks’s distinction between “earned” and “unearned” success.
Greed Is Not Lovable
I have always enjoyed the writings of Walter Williams; but on one topic, he gets it completely wrong.
If You’re Concerned About Morality, You Need Some Basic Economics
It has long been my hobby-horse that religious believers and others concerned with moral questions involving society simply must have some rudimentary understanding of economics.
Indivisible Bracelets at Starbucks
I have no idea if the program supported with purchases of these bracelets at Starbucks makes good economic sense.