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A Different Investment Philosophy Nov. 28, 2018
Dear Mr. Berko: This market frightens the heck out of me, and I'm scared my $263,000 individual reti... Read More
Give Thanks for a Trump Thanksgiving Nov. 25, 2018
This Thanksgiving, we should all thank President Donald J. Trump for putting an abundance of chicken... Read More
Republican Opportunity With Young Blacks Nov. 14, 2018
Buried in the mounds of data fleshing out what happened in the midterm elections is an interesting t... Read More
Elder Fraud: When Someone You Trust Betrays You Nov. 14, 2018
Dear Readers: Lately, I've been thinking a lot about all the seniors in this country who've been fin... Read More
The Ultra-Rich Are Finally Getting Relief From Their Estate-Tax Burden Nov. 13, 2018
Under siege and weary from their crushing financial burden, the nation's ultra-rich are finally gett... Read More
Predictably, Republicans Hint that Tax-Plan Deficit Justifies Entitlement Cuts Oct. 26, 2018
So it begins. As congressional Republicans ushered in last year's big tax cuts, saying they would pa... Read More
Patience and Secrecy in the Kochs' Complex Conspiracy May. 02, 2018
In 1933, a handful of wealthy Wall Streeters were upset that the newly elected president, Franklin D... Read More
Uncle Sam Continues to Stick His Head in the Sand on Entitlements Mar. 08, 2018
Social Security and Medicare are the two biggest programs driving the growth of our debt. What's mor... Read More
More Freedom -- Good for Blacks, Bad for Black Politicians Apr. 12, 2017
When President Trump recently met with the Congressional Black Caucus leadership, they presented him... Read More
Wealth, Poverty and Politics Dec. 28, 2016
Thomas Sowell has just published a revised and enlarged edition of his classic "Wealth, Poverty and ... Read More
Can Money Make You Happy? Three Things to Think About Aug. 24, 2016
Dear Readers, although my weekly columns are usually about the everyday practical side of managing m... Read More
Unzipping Your Genes Jun. 28, 2016
I'm increasingly frustrated by your views that women are attracted to men with status or wealth and... Read More
Suckers for Trump Need to Believe Jun. 02, 2016
Here is how Donald Trump suckers the little people. What follows is a telling of his methods, not co... Read More
Your Lecture Saved Me Feb. 10, 2016
Dear Mr. Berko: In 1992, the Jonesboro Sun invited you to speak to its readers. And so did Arkansas ... Read More
Let's Get Real Dec. 09, 2015
Several years ago, an article in Psychology Today pointed out that the typical 30-year-old American ... Read More
Wealth, Poverty and Politics Oct. 14, 2015
Dr. Thomas Sowell, my colleague and friend, told me several years ago that he wasn't going to write ... Read More
Hillary's Tired, Demagogic Economic Proposals Jul. 14, 2015
Hillary Clinton is a walking, talking cliche who spouts decades-old sound bites that were bad enough... Read More
Fairness and Justice Feb. 11, 2015
Oxfam reports that the richest 1 percent of people in the world own 48 percent of the world's wealth... Read More
Too Rich for My Taste Sep. 20, 2014
"Labor is prior to and independent of capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor and could never ha... Read More
Actually, Hillary's Wealth Is Her Greatest Accomplishment Jul. 11, 2014
It's simply mystifying that so many Americans look to candidates who pretend to be just like them. W... Read More
