Dr. Mark responds to the White House justification for the unilateral Executive Order on Amnesty: The Justification: THE WHITE House has defended President Obama’s unilateral decision to legalize the presence of nearly 4 million undocumented immigrants as consistent, even in scope, with the executive actions of previous presidents. In fact, it is increasingly clear that […]Read More
Dr. Pingle is a professor of Economics at the University of Nevada, Reno. He is more than a professor, in that his teaching goes beyond the classroom into the community and beyond. He is a mentor for entrepreneurial programs in the community and involved in church life, The Hayek Group, economic clubs both at the […]Read More
By Dr. Mark Pingle Of all the words in the Declaration of Independence, the most famous are these: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” When Thomas […]Read More
On December 30, 2012, Georgetown University law professor Louis Seidman published an opinion in the New York Times entitled, “Let’s Give Up on the Constitution.” No, Mr. Seidman, let’s not. While the mindset of Mr. Seidman is destructive and most of his logic nonsensical, I appreciate the willingness of this thinker to express himself so […]Read More
Again, Norm Robins finds a pithy way to provide insight about a financial topic. Like Congress and the President, the Federal Reserve is engaging in a policy that may save us some pain now, but will almost surely imply substantially more pain later. Thank you Norm, for informing us a bit more. Mark Pingle […]Read More
I had started to write a post on identity and the election, but my end of semester busy-ness kept me from finishing it. The following, by Norm Robins, provides an understanding of how the concept of identity influences us, and probably did influence the election. How Obama Got Reelected By Norm Robins I like a […]Read More
The New America Foundation http://newamerica.net/about claims its mission is “animated by the American ideal that each generation will live better than the last.” Very good. Unfortunately, most of what this foundation suggests is feudal in nature, and, if implemented, would ensure each generation lives worse than the last. This foundation engages writers to promote ideas […]Read More
Check out this article, in which Norm Robbins colorfully highlights some issues related to the fiscal cliff. Sincerely, Mark Pingle Is There Anyone Out There Who Can Help Me? By Norm Robins The only Zen Buddhist joke I know goes like this: A young Zen monk is walking near a cliff reading a book. […]Read More
Tomorrow, I will cast my vote for Mitt Romney. There are big reasons and small reasons. The primary reason is, more so than Barack Obama, Mitt Romney stands for what has brought civilization and prosperity to the masses. In one of the more interesting books I have read, Bourgeois Dignity, Deirdre McCloskey makes an […]Read More