Envy may be the most corrupt of human passions.  There is a reason it is listed among the "seven deadly sins."  It sullies the man who falls prey to it.  It is a source of divisiveness and violence.  And it is purely negative – producing nothing but bitterness and resentment. It is also an emotion that clouds rational thinking, which is why unscrupulous politicians on the left have always found it useful.  Consumed by envy, voters cast their votes against the rich rather than for their own best interest. As unscrupulous as it is, the politics of wealth envy works.  It worked for Obama in 2008 and 2012.  It worked for Elizabeth Warren in Massachusetts, for Bernie Sanders in Vermont, and for Hillary Clinton in New York – and, despite her email setbacks, it is working in her current presidential campaign. Hillary's "women's campaign" is simply another variation on wealth envy.  Having witnessed the...(Read Full Article)