On What It Means to Be a Marine on our 241st Birthday

The truth is I actually wanted to be a Navy fighter pilot.Like many young men of my era, I saw “Top Gun” in the late ’80s just as I was about to apply for college. I fell for it – Hook. Line. Sinker. (Cue “Danger Zone” bass drop...

Welfare Reform that Everyone Can Support

I’ve decided that the most important issue that is not being talked about in this current political season – the most tumultuous one I can remember in my forty-six years of life – is welfare reform. Now, let me provide some context for the...

Essay 4: Economics and Law and Economics in the Law

Before I start getting too deep into economics, I want to switch gears and talk about the Law, as it pertains to economics. Sort of. There are a number of people who cite the Rule of Law as essential to economic activity, although the University of Chicago Law School...