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Henry Oliner
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July 4, 2019
Seeking Answers from the FoundersA noted American historian compares contemporary issues such as race, inequality, judicial boundaries, and foreign affairs, with insights from the founders.
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October 27, 2017
The Democrats' PathologyIt's a bit difficult for Democrats to claim credibility on judging Trump's psychological fitness while Kathy Griffin is hoisting a bloody severed head.
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October 13, 2017
The fatal attraction of single-payerAdvocates for a single-payer health care system address legitimate concerns for the shortcomings of our prevailing system. But...
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March 22, 2017
Who should protect the little guy?It is the Congress that is supposed to protect "the little guy."
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March 2, 2017
Can we restore America's spirit of growth?We must assume that America's spirit of growth remains and work to unleash it not just among the investor class, but in all the others as well.
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February 4, 2017
It's not about TrumpIn office for only a couple of weeks, and already the president has sent the left into hysteria. But if Donald Trump is as evil as his opponents think, they may want to pace themselves.
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January 19, 2017
Has America Become an Illiberal Democracy?Why did it take the election of Trump for the left to recognize the sacrifice of the principles of constitutional liberty and liberalism to majoritarian democracy?
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September 29, 2016
Washington’s Short TermismCompanies have come to see greater returns from the rent-seeking ties to government than by investment in job-producing and economy-growing capital investment.
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July 4, 2016
Entebbe: Another reason to celebrate July 4The Israeli hostage rescue operation in Entebbe was bold, precise, professional, and lucky. Any number of details could have gone wrong, with disastrous results.
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June 20, 2016
The American IntifadaWe are witnessing in San Bernardino, Fort Hood, and Orlando a tiny sample of what Israel encountered. Israel has long understood that foreign policy and homeland security must address the same threat.
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May 28, 2016
Making a Relic of the ConstitutionWe should avoid bestowing power on any position without picturing our worst nightmare in that position able to exercise that power.
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March 24, 2016
A Loud and Mighty Shift of Governing CoalitionsDemocrats would be fools to think that the Trump rise is only a Republican problem.
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February 25, 2016
Donald Trump ushering in the third wave of ProgressivismWe're in for a bumpy ride.
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January 28, 2016
Legislating realityHistorically, populists do not win, but they often set the agenda.
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November 15, 2015
Now that Plato Is Dead, Perhaps We Need More PhilosophersRepublicans and Democrats both have been ridiculing philosophy and philosophers lately. But there's a crucial difference in how the two groups approach the issue.
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December 1, 2014
Uber LibertariansThe Uber revolution is showing that the critical flaw in central control of the economy and regulations is not the lack of competence, but the lack of imagination.
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June 4, 2014
Everything That CountsIs what does count in Thomas Piketty's new manifesto the same as what should count?
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March 8, 2013
An Exhaustion of PessimismPeople have stopped listening to Fox News and CNN and returned their radio presets back to classic rock.
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January 4, 2013
Stealing from CharitiesThe new tax bill limits tax deductions, including deductions for charitable giving.
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November 29, 2012
A Tax Increase PrimerIf we want a more progressive tax policy with the wealthy paying a greater share, then we should encourage the proliferation of the wealthy. One way to get more taxes from millionaires is to have more millionaires.
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October 10, 2012
The Biggest LieJuvenile name calling may satisfy the true believers. But denying the truths and principles that have led to a prosperous economy is a far more egregious act and has caused far greater harm to the country.
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September 29, 2012
Craftsmen of CapitalAn economy built with expropriated tools is not built to last.
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September 4, 2012
When The Government Allowed the Capitalists to CareHedrick Smith of the New York Times reaches back well over a half century to find a prescription to cure our social ills, while ignoring all of the real factors hindering our current economy today.
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July 17, 2012
What the Government Really Does for My BusinessThey provide roads, but there are plenty of roadblocks, too, for any business.
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June 6, 2012
Why I Sent Money to Scott WalkerIf the union thugs can be neutralized in Wisconsin they can be dismantled anywhere. And they will be.
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March 5, 2012
How Big Government Conservatism Paved the Way to More LiberalismEfficient government is not necessarily better government.
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August 16, 2011
Is There Any Case for Revenue Enhancements?Eliminating regressive tax breaks is one way.
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August 9, 2011
The Demons in the Democrats' MirrorThe dirty little secret that most who hire in the business world will reluctantly share.
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August 4, 2011
The Class War Rhetoric War on RealityThe tiresome class warfare analogies share common attributes to other human prejudices: They are filled with stereotypes, play to the lowest human qualities and are equally intellectually vacuous.
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June 24, 2011
Understanding Supply Side EconomicsThe Obama administration's failure to understand this reality is devastating the economy.
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June 21, 2011
Confusing the Myth and Reality of Job CreationWhy government spending on jobs doesn't work.
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June 6, 2011
Will the Arab Spring Turn into Winter?Over our history we have come to understand that a democracy has certain environmental requirements.
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April 13, 2011
Why We Have a Jobless RecoveryThere is no longer any place for the consequences of terrible policies to hide.
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March 30, 2011
The Discovery and Use of American ExceptionalismThere is more than irony in Obama's decision to attack Libya. The rationalization of the action speaks louder than the action itself.
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February 18, 2011
Cloward Piven Comes UndoneAn overwhelmed system breeds leaders who want to fix what is broken.
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January 26, 2011
No Labels or No Ideas?Dismissing labels may be a convenient way to avoid commitment to a party that may fail.
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November 27, 2010
The Immorality of Class WarfareThe ruling class has become more dependent on the wealthy and yet holds them in contempt.
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November 8, 2010
Obama's Betamax PoliticsObama blames communication for voters' rejection of ObamaCare. He should take a lesson from Sony.
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November 4, 2010
The Price of EqualityMany may admire nations that have attained greater equality without sacrificing modernity, but everything has a cost.
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September 20, 2010
Republican ChemotherapyThis stubborn quest to retain power at all costs is a tumor that is killing the Republican party
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September 12, 2010
Elitist Help for BusinessTinkering at the edges while addicted to a class warfare scenario will not turn this economy around.
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September 6, 2010
Time Magazine is Already Blaming Israel if Peace FailsA piece more misleading in what it omits.
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August 16, 2010
Finding John GaltWhy corporations are sitting on top of trillions of dollars in cash.
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August 9, 2010
The Tax Cut TrapTaxes cannot be considered in isolation because this economy is different in many ways than those of the past.
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August 3, 2010
On charges of racism, what goes around, comes aroundRangel and Waters ethics trials present an interesting problem for the Democrats.
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July 24, 2010
The Worst of Both WorldsWhy modify American capitalism with ideas imported from a failed system?
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July 19, 2010
The Ruling Class Creates its Own DemiseIt is a mistake to assume that America will tolerate elitist solutions and systems long ingrained and accepted in European political culture
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July 14, 2010
Fareed Zakaria Expects the Problem to Become the SolutionThe clueless pundit thinks we should double down on government stimulus.
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July 1, 2010
Continents Apart in Economic IdeologyObama's failure at the G-20 summit was a function of history.
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March 25, 2010
From Honduras to East JerusalemOnce again, the administration appears to act before it has all the facts.
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March 22, 2010
Is Obamacare Smoot-Hawley II?Troubling parallels with the legislation that tipped us into a depression.
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February 7, 2010
Anything but a 'centrist'The idea that Obama's policies are anything but far left is self evident.
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February 2, 2010
Why Obama's tax incentives for small business will backfirePractical business experience in the administration is sorely lacking.
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January 15, 2010
A political recessionGrowth is being restricted by political uncertainty more than economic policy
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December 26, 2009
The Iron Law of BubblesBubbles follow a pattern, yet humans never learn. There is a reason.