Archive for Philip Smith
At Whose Expense?
Philip Smith is a free-lance writer living in southern California. A question often overlooked in public policy debates is deceptively simple: “At whose expense?” Let us reflect for a moment on this question and see if, by answering it, we can clarify some current issues. Take, for example, child care benefits. When described by child [...]
1May1989 | Philip Smith | 0 comments | ContinuedMore Collectivist Clichs
Philip Smith is a free-lance writer living in southern California. In her recent trip to the Soviet Union; British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher challenged Mikhail Gorbachev to defend Soviet human rights policy. Gorbachev replied that when Western leaders were ready to discuss poverty, unemployment, and homeless-ness in their countries, he would address human rights in [...]
1Oct1987 | Philip Smith | 0 comments | Continued-
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Bubbles, Malinvestment, and Higher Education
Many commentators are asking whether the next big bubble to burst will be the debt associated with the... Read More
JPMorgan’s Blunder Is No Market Failure
I am not going to try to defend JPMorgan Chase for its recent, widely reported financial blunders. ... Read More
For Equality; Against Privilege
This TGIF originally ran July 7, 2006. The freedom philosophy can be boiled down to two phrases: for... Read More
