For the past couple of weeks, we have engaged in a conversation about whether the private sector or government should perform certain functi...

Previously in our Post No. 77 , we provided you with excerpts of Nobel Economics Laureate Milton Friedman’s book published in 1962, “ Capit...

Copyright 2009, the Institute for Applied Common Sense As most of our regular readers are aware, in late December of last year, in our Post ...

In recent weeks, there has been an extensive amount of discussion about whether workers, here in the United States, have become soft and com...

The following list was sent to us by a colleague, who wishes to remain anonymous, but who in his youth was on the path to becoming a priest....

Due to the current economic situation in which we find ourselves, many expect President Obama to have government monitor and regulate more a...

© 2009, the Institute for Applied Common Sense I have some thoughts about this Barack Obama. However, I must first disclose that I’m not nec...

Copyright 2009, The Institute for Applied Common Sense First (in my memory) there was Ali... local (Louisville) kid with talent, eloquence...

Copyright 2009, The Institute for Applied Common Sense The exchange of comments related to this issue should be interesting, should we recei...

Copyright 2009, The Institute for Applied Common Sense This one is a tad tricky for us. Then again, we should all have some degree of ambiva...