Capitalism and community

    Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) recently gave an address to the Heritage Foundation entitled “What Conservatives are For.”  I think he intended a double meaning with the title, as he addressed both the purpose of conservatism, and the positions conservatives should support. I heard a bit of this speech on the Rush Limbaugh show Wednesday afternoon, and my interest was piqued, so I found the full transcript and | Read More »

    Atlas is Shrugging…

    Whether you agree with Ayn Rand’s philosophy or not, her novel Atlas Shrugged has touched the lives of millions and influenced many of today’s center-right thinkers. As noted in the Wall Street Journal this morning: Book sales for “Atlas” have always been brisk—and all the more so in the past few years, as actual events have mirrored Rand’s nightmare vision of economic collapse amid massive | Read More »

    Hi, federal government. Pay my mortgage, please.

    Hey, is this not Freddie Mac’s strategy? Freddie Mac is asking for $10.6 billion in additional federal aid after posting a big loss in the first three months of the year. It’s another sign that the taxpayer bill for stabilizing the housing market will keep mounting. Asking the government to keep you afloat as an alternative to actually operate under sound fiscal principles, that is.  | Read More »