Would you bet your paycheck on a weather forecast for tomorrow? If not, then why should this country bet billions on global warming predictions that have even less foundation?

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The real minimum wage is zero.

The real minimum wage is zero.

Imagine a political system so radical as to promise to move more of the poorest...

Imagine a political system so radical as to promise to move more of the poorest...

Talkers are usually more articulate than doers, since talk is their specialty.

Talkers are usually more articulate than doers, since talk is their specialty.

Capitalism knows only one color: that color is green; all else is necessarily subservient to...

Capitalism knows only one color: that color is green; all else is necessarily subservient to...

People who have time on their hands will inevitably waste the time of people who...

People who have time on their hands will inevitably waste the time of people who...

The welfare state is not really about the welfare of the masses. It is about...

The welfare state is not really about the welfare of the masses. It is about...

What 'multiculturalism' boils down to is that you can praise any culture in the world...

What 'multiculturalism' boils down to is that you can praise any culture in the world...

Not only does the passage of time produce knowledge, it also produces ignorance... As the...

Not only does the passage of time produce knowledge, it also produces ignorance... As the...

One of the consequences of such notions as entitlements is that people who have contributed...

One of the consequences of such notions as entitlements is that people who have contributed...

Tariffs that save jobs in the steel industry mean higher steel prices, which in turn...

Tariffs that save jobs in the steel industry mean higher steel prices, which in turn...

The least productive people are usually the ones who are most in favor of holding...

The least productive people are usually the ones who are most in favor of holding...

Military pay has been allowed to lag behind to the point where career enlisted men...

Military pay has been allowed to lag behind to the point where career enlisted men...

If the battle for civilization comes down to the wimps versus the barbarians, the barbarians...

If the battle for civilization comes down to the wimps versus the barbarians, the barbarians...

Mistakes can be corrected by those who pay attention to facts but dogmatism will not...

Mistakes can be corrected by those who pay attention to facts but dogmatism will not...

The march of science and technology does not imply growing intellectual complexity in the lives...

The march of science and technology does not imply growing intellectual complexity in the lives...

What is ominous is the ease with which some people go from saying that they...

What is ominous is the ease with which some people go from saying that they...

Each new generation born is in effect an invasion of civilization by little barbarians, who...

Each new generation born is in effect an invasion of civilization by little barbarians, who...

I think love is the most unbelievable, and critical, thing in civilization. Everything else is...

I think love is the most unbelievable, and critical, thing in civilization. Everything else is...

Civilization is just a slow process of learning to be kind

Civilization is just a slow process of learning to be kind

The prevalent fear of poverty among the educated classes is the worst moral disease from...

The prevalent fear of poverty among the educated classes is the worst moral disease from...

I see no hope for the future of our people if they are dependent on...

I see no hope for the future of our people if they are dependent on...