Rules Are for Schmucks: The Great Kosher Cheese Caper

Shills for organized religion never tire of demanding that government avoid meddling in their affairs. Since they deal directly with God, they are seriously annoyed when a mere mortal, especially a politician appointed by other... Read More
Rules Are for Schmucks: Kurdish Hope

They say if you put a monkey in front of a typewriter long enough, some of the random letters he or she bangs out will form words, maybe even sentences. Perhaps the Trump administration is... Read More
Rules Are for Schmucks: Making Choice Better

I spent a long career working for companies competing in the private sector, many of which I came to admire. I spent much of that time battling against a variety of government bureaucrats, many of... Read More
Rules Are for Schmucks: Rethinking Federalism

I don’t look at the Conservative Review very often. Most of its articles are just annoying. Every now and then, though, they hit on something interesting (think Jefferson’s “diamonds in a dunghill”). In America’s House... Read More
Rules Are for Schmucks: The Turkish Model

Picture this: President Trump tires eventually of so-called judges telling him he cannot violate the so-called constitution. He tires even further of the babblers in Congress, some of whom are not even socially acceptable billionaires,... Read More
Rules Are for Schmucks: Capitulating to Islam

There have been several news items from Australia and New Zealand in the past few days evidencing a disturbing trend, not limited to those countries, of cowering in the face of militant Islam. Item #1... Read More
Rules Are for Schmucks: Fact-checking The Atlantic

This month’s Atlantic magazine features an article by Peter Beinart called “Breaking Faith,” arguing that the rise of secularism and the nones who have no religious affiliation is “making America’s partisan clashes more brutal.” Furthermore,... Read More