Articles by Larry Elder

Are Republicans Happier Than Democrats?

I caught a cab during the 2004 Republican National Convention in New York. The driver immediately beg...

Duane ‘Dog’ Chapman’s Racist Bark

In the crosshairs: Duane “Dog” Chapman. Move over comedian Michael Richards, former baseball player J...

Government: If It Ain’t Broke, They’ll Break It

The story you are about to read is true. The names have been changed to protect the bureaucrats. A fe...

A Lesson in Personal Responsibility

Two weeks ago I arrived at San Francisco airport. The young, attractive, personable black woman at th...

Are we in a recession?

Half of Americans think so, at least according to the new CNN opinion poll. The poll helpfully descri...

Do “Gun-Free” Zones Encourage School Shootings?

This time, Cleveland. A 14-year-old suspended high school student entered Cleveland’s Success Tech Ac...

Bush-Haters Endure Tough Week

I did it again – opened my mouth. I drove behind a car carrying two guys. Their bumper sticker read, ...

Illegal Alien to America: “I Have an Attitude of Gratitude”

The following letter should have been written, but was not, by an illegal alien: Dear American People...

Moore’s “Sicko” Is Sickening

Nearly 50 million "Americans" lack health-care insurance. At least, director Michael Moore makes this...

Billionaire Warren Buffett — a Case of the Guilts?

Whatever happened to Warren Buffett, the world’s third-richest man? Guilt, a feeling of being blessed...

The Priest With No Name

This is an article about a man who did not want me to write it. A few weeks ago, I gave a commencemen...

“Today” Show Says Powell “Blasted” Bush on Iraq War. Did He?

Did former Secretary of State Colin Powell really "blast" President Bush about the war? "Today" show ...

One Year Later

My mom died suddenly on June 13, 2006. It has now been a full year. When anything significant happene...

“Family Responsibility” Discrimination

So, here’s the drill. First, the Feds pass a law mandating unpaid family and medical leave. Second, m...

About Those “Skyrocketing” Gas Prices

What to do about – choose the adjective – "spiraling," "skyrocketing," "out-of-control" gas prices? W...

Reflections on Happiness by My 91-Year-Old Dad

A fellow is about as happy as he makes up his mind to be, someone once said. Many people write to me ...

Democrats to Bush: You Are Evil

While studying psychology in college, I read about an experiment on the pressure to conform. Several ...

In Praise of Risk

I received an e-mail the other day from a friend who thanked me for my advice. Having long ago lost t...

A Man Called Cowboy

He wore a big Stetson hat and a bolo (a Western tie). People called him "Cowboy." I was at a funeral ...

Because They Hate, Part II

Brigitte Gabriel, a Lebanese Christian who lived through jihad as a child, wrote “Because They Hate: ...

Because They Hate

“Because They Hate: A Survivor of Islamic Terror Warns America,” is written by Brigitte Gabriel. This...

The Iraq War’s Other Front — My Doctor’s Office

The "Bush Lied, People Died" yahoos lurk everywhere. Few can escape them. Standing at the check-in wi...

Almost News

Note to Readers: The following column is intended as satire. This just in . . . As family pets contin...

How Does One Encourage the Discouraged?

"What can one do to turn around troubled kids?" I am often asked. Experience tells me that there’s no...