by Publius | Jul 15, 2020 | Economics and Enterprise, Grey Matter
By Walter Williams | (Source) Thomas Sowell has been both a friend and a colleague of mine for over a half-century. On June 30, he completed his 90th year of life, and I want to highlight some important features of that life. Sowell was born in Gastonia, North...
by Publius | Apr 22, 2020 | Economics and Enterprise, Family, Grey Matter
By Jason Aubry and Nexstar Media Wire | (Source) For five years, Lashawn Samuel walked three miles round trip from his home to a local library to get help with his homework, and it has paid off. The Columbus City Schools student says this spring, he was accepted to...
by Publius | Mar 18, 2020 | Contemporary Culture, Economics and Enterprise, Grey Matter
By Annie Holmquist | (Source) Just a few weeks ago I was surprised to see a headline indicating American confidence had increased over the past few years. The following chart from a January Gallup poll gives a glimpse into that confidence: How quickly things change....
by Publius | Mar 11, 2020 | Economics and Enterprise, Family, Grey Matter
By Rep. Ted Budd| (Source) Why are some millennials more financially secure than others? The answer has to do with individual life choices. Americans who graduate high school, start working, get married, and have children—in that order—are significantly less...
by Publius | Nov 27, 2019 | Economics and Enterprise, Grey Matter
By David Noonan | (Source) The recipe for succeeding in any given field is hardly a mystery: good ideas, hard work, discipline, imagination, perseverance and maybe a little luck. Oh, and let’s not forget failure, which Dashun Wang and his colleagues at Northwestern...
by Publius | Oct 30, 2019 | Contemporary Culture, Economics and Enterprise, Grey Matter
By John Stonestreet & Maria Baer | (Source) Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez successfully grabbed another headline last week by tweeting that Americans should have a “real conversation” about abolishing prisons. Though she did later walk back this bone-toss...
