Archive for Earl Zarbin
Our Most Precious Resource
Mr. Zarbin, a retired newspaperman, does historical research and writing in Phoenix, Arizona. More often than I can recall, I have heard people, especially at school graduations, say that children are our (the nation’s, the country’s) most precious resource. This declaration always chills me. Children are not a resource, metaphorically or otherwise. Children are growing, [...]
1Nov1996 | Earl Zarbin | 1 comment | ContinuedThats Already Been Settled
Earl Zarbin, a retired newspaperman, does historical research and writing in Phoenix, Arizona. Solicitations through the mail for one cause or another are endless. Most I ignore, pitching them aside unopened. My wife, however, looks at all the mail. She reads everything, including all requests for money. Lately, there was an appeal to which she [...]
1Jun1990 | Earl Zarbin | 0 comments | ContinuedPerspective: Reprise
Twenty years ago, at the time of another presidential election, I wrote my first little essay that appeared in The Freeman. It was called, “Each on His Own White Charger.” (October 1968) The theme was simple: The challenges of the time were to be solved by each of us acting morally and responsibly, not by [...]
1Oct1988 | Earl Zarbin | 0 comments | ContinuedFree Enterprisers All
Mr. Zarbin is in the business of writing, reporting, editing. He is associated with the Arizona Republic in Phoenix. People using the words “free enterprise” usually associate them with business. So, too, does Webster’s Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, which starts its definition this way: “freedom of private business to organize and operate for a profit [...]
1Apr1980 | Earl Zarbin | 0 comments | ContinuedThe Free Market: Eternally There
The market will function when men are free.
1Oct1975 | Earl Zarbin | 0 comments | ContinuedFree Enterprise: a Definition
Not what the government obliges us to do, but what happens if government is properly limitedand man is free.
1Jun1974 | Earl Zarbin | 1 comment | ContinuedFreedom and Democracy
The concepts may be related, but the words are not interchangeable.
1Oct1970 | Earl Zarbin | 0 comments | ContinuedI, the Radical
If it’s radical to stand for constitutional government, so be it.
1Aug1970 | Earl Zarbin | 0 comments | ContinuedA Disturbing Awakening
If we condone violence to take property for welfare purposes, how can we consistently uphold the right of self-defense?
1Apr1970 | Earl Zarbin | 1 comment | ContinuedA Living Symbol
A peaceful, productive, self-responsible person is the first and only helpful step toward peace.
1Feb1970 | Earl Zarbin | 0 comments | ContinuedEach on His Own White Charger
The futility of looking for a leader to do what can only be done by oneself.
1Oct1968 | Earl Zarbin | 0 comments | Continued-
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