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Jon N. Hall
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November 30, 2022
Citizenship and Intervening in ElectionsIf anyone can vote in America’s elections, then just what is the value of American citizenship?
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November 2, 2022
Duty and DemocracyIs our government for the People, or is it for the politicians? Is it our country or theirs?
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October 25, 2022
A song for patriotsWe could use more of that sentiment here in America, especially among our misguided young people.
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September 29, 2022
Inflation, Shutdowns, and Trending Authoritarianism -- Yes, They Are ConnectedIt “just won’t do” to place all of the blame for inflation on the Big Bad Fed. Your elected government, Congress, and the governors of the states, deserve most of the blame.
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September 5, 2022
Quagmires in the Fed’s War on InflationThe Fed’s dilemma is that it must crash the economy in order to save the economy from the inflation it created.
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August 17, 2022
Redefining ‘Recession’ for the Little PeopleIf we want to kill inflation, rather than deny that we’re in recession, we should embrace recession, painful though it be.
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July 19, 2022
Will the Fed do the right thing on inflation?Does the Fed think it can finesse our economic problems and vanquish both inflation and recession at the same time?
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June 29, 2022
Cancel Culture for Serious PeopleToday’s America is not a place for subtlety and nuance. Today’s youth seem especially incapable of handling fine distinctions.
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June 22, 2022
Inflation: Raise rates or sell assetsPowell's Fed is hoping to engineer a soft landing and avoid a recession.
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June 18, 2022
Inflation: Negotiating with RealityThe national debt, which is fueled by the reckless spending of Congress, is at the center of what’s fueling inflation.
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May 25, 2022
Helping the Greenies Understand Fossil FuelsGreenies disapprove of carbon and fret about carbon footprints, even though they themselves are carbon-based lifeforms.
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May 9, 2022
Supply chains and the energy that fuels themAmerica's disturbing supply chain problems aren't near to being fixed.
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April 21, 2022
A chess champ opines on PutinGarry Kasparov suggests that Putin is a lousy chess player.
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April 13, 2022
The Power of One Man over a Slavish PeopleIt’s time that Russians throw off their shackles and become a decent free people with a decent head of state.
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April 4, 2022
What to do about what's really stoking inflationBiden is unlikely to do what's necessary to increase fuel supply because it would entail reversing policy.
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March 23, 2022
Children of the Corn and the Fraud of Renewable EnergyThe 2005 "Renewable Fuel Standard" mandate ordering that ethanol be added to automotive gasoline has about run its course.
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March 9, 2022
Biden’s War with PricesWith the prices for food, fuel, and so much else rising so fast, now is the time for Americans to consider whether they can afford to continue paying the price for the Biden presidency.
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March 2, 2022
Working Folks and the Poodle of CongressFighting inflation should be the Fed’s only war. The Fed should leave other problems, like full employment, to Congress.
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February 15, 2022
How Mike Pence Fell Short on January 6When it came to what was his most important responsibility as President of the Senate, Pence did not rise to the occasion.
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February 8, 2022
The 2022 Outlook for the U.S. Oil IndustryJust as the oil business is getting its act together, the federal government may stymie its reorganization efforts.
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January 25, 2022
The right price for a barrel of oilThe "oil burden" can be a useful economic indicator.
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January 15, 2022
The Price of Recovery for U.S. OilFor shale oil to be a viable business, the going price of oil must be neither too low, nor too high.
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December 29, 2021
COVID-19 and the Profitability of U.S. OilFor U.S. oil to be profitable, the federal government needs to get a whole helluva lot smarter.
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November 1, 2021
The Elusive Fairness of TaxesCongress’s out-of-control spending is why so many things are taxed, it’s why we have so many types of taxes, and it’s why fairness is a luxury Congress just can’t afford right now.
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October 27, 2021
The Biden Regime Wants More MoneyBefore Americans get on board with the Dems’ plans to yet again “soak the rich,” they might look at what the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 helped to bring about.
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October 20, 2021
Debt in the Time of PlagueThere’s an undeniable synchronicity in the “disaster socialism” of 2020 and 2009, and it’s that in both years Democrats controlled the budget.
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October 6, 2021
Capital Gains Tax Changes in the Reconciliation BillThe proposed changes to the capital gains tax is supposed to target only the super wealthy, but that’s also how the income tax was sold, and we know how that went.
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September 16, 2021
Self-medicating for COVID with Cheap DrugsThe “miracles” of modern medicine are often treatments that normal folks want to avoid.
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September 12, 2021
Lara Logan drops dynamite Fox News segment on Biden's sweeping vaccine mandatesThe Biden Mandates are a civil rights issue, and they should appall lovers of freedom. Do watch Lara.
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September 4, 2021
Afghanistan and the Managerial EliteThe pullout from Afghanistan was so horrendous that the kindest thing one can say about it is that it was incompetent.
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August 26, 2021
Righting the Ship of State through Extraordinary MeasuresHow do we irradiate, medicate, surgically excise, or otherwise treat our little cancer problem licking obscene quantities of ice cream?
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August 18, 2021
Inflation and the Reanimation of Dead IdeasA New Republic article trashing Milton Friedman is actually an important read for it gives us insight into how leftists approach “serious” economic analysis.
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August 3, 2021
The New Normal in the Permanent EmergencyThe Democrats’ New Normal is an authoritarianism that they want to last forever.
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July 20, 2021
Be careful whom you celebrateMany Americans have a "thing" for bad boys and make heroes of them.
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June 29, 2021
The Epistemology of Election AuditsThe need for election audits is proof that our elections are not to be trusted.
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June 17, 2021
Futurist limns out future of the Biden regimeThree Big Lies will soon doom the current regime.
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June 16, 2021
Bitcoin, Russian TV, and Devaluing the DollarThe confluence of the pandemic, gargantuan deficits, Democrat rule, and frenzied money creation by the Federal Reserve has gotten a lot of economic types and investors worried.
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May 29, 2021
The Golden Age of Exquisite Interest RatesIf America is ever to have a reprise of the postwar Golden Age, the Fed will need to change policy.
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May 16, 2021
Liz Cheney's Big LieThe way she throws around that term, it was only a matter of time before someone pointed it back at her.
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April 19, 2021
The Federal Reserve Should Not Finance Insane New SpendingThe Fed has no mandate to debase the currency just because Congress can’t control itself.
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March 29, 2021
The States Must Resist the Federal Takeover of ElectionsEssentially, H.R. 1 institutionalizes election theft. Some may wonder why such theft needs to be institutionalized.
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February 12, 2021
GameStop and the 'financialization' of the economyThe recent GameStop flap has made some Americans think the stock market might just be rigged.
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December 30, 2020
Tainted Electors in Post-Legal AmericaWhere we see abundant evidence that America has entered a post-legal era is in the battleground states of the 2020 federal elections.
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December 18, 2020
The Institutionalization of Election FraudAmericans should be embarrassed by their elections. The political class is playing us for a bunch of fools.
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December 1, 2020
Examining the Evidence for Democrats' 'No Evidence of Voter Fraud' ClaimLiberal Harvard professor Laurence Tribe offers a case study in election obfuscation.
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November 16, 2020
The Direction of America is in the Hands of State LegislatorsThe issue for state legislators is not whether they suspect fraud swung the election to Joe Biden. Rather, the issue is Joe Biden.
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November 10, 2020
Election deadlines in post-constitutional AmericaThere may be a lot that one could find fault with in PA's election laws, but the deadline provided by Act 77 isn't one of them.
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November 3, 2020
The Cure for Pennsylvania’s Mail-in BallotsBallots that arrive after Election Day, and especially after preliminary vote counts have been reported, may well be the biggest threat to election integrity.
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October 21, 2020
How to Win Back the House in 2020Nancy Pelosi is simply the most expensive woman in human history
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October 5, 2020
Proving a Negative and Vetting Mail-in BallotsWe need to restart the federal election and require voters to come to the polls to vote.
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September 24, 2020
Making Mail-in Ballots ‘Secure’If the franchise is so very precious, if voting is a “sacred” right, then government must do everything it can to protect the integrity of our elections.
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September 9, 2020
Salvaging the 2020 ElectionDemocrats are willing to bring America “to the brink of civil war” to fill and satisfy that gnawing hole in their lives: their need to rule.
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September 2, 2020
New York Had It ComingIn the wake of the riots and vandalism things aren’t so wonderful in the Big Apple anymore.
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August 24, 2020
Democrats 'Go Postal' over Mail-in BallotsJust as Democrats lie about the postal service, they lie about the integrity of mail-in voting.
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August 15, 2020
Is Kamala Harris black enough?Kamala Harris's claim of blackness isn't as absurd as Liz Warren's claim of redness, but it's similar.
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August 12, 2020
Mail-in Voting and the Future of American DemocracyThe way that elections are conducted in the Blue States shows just how little the so-called “Democratic Party” thinks of democracy.
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July 22, 2020
How to Spank the Establishment MediaIf one disapproves of the lying and distortions put out by the mainstream media, there’s a way to fight it: don’t pay for it.
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July 12, 2020
Violence to History the Mob Will LoveWho would have guessed that Elizabethan England was so woke?
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June 24, 2020
Resisting the Mob and Restoring OrderWhen entertaining the thought of committing a crime, today’s young people do not have an “inner No” to remind them of the consequences of their acts.
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June 3, 2020
Bob Johnson’s dreadful $14.7T proposalBob Johnson’s reparations proposal would be utterly corrosive to civil tranquility here in America.
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May 19, 2020
Is Big Pharma Suppressing Hydroxychloroquine?Is Big Pharma is seeking a ban on the off-label use of a drug that is so dirt cheap that they can’t make any money making it?
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May 7, 2020
OAN reporter lets Giuliani open up on BidenChanel Rion focuses on the squalor the Democrats have made America suffer through.
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April 30, 2020
MIT polymath criticizes Dr. Fauci and our approach to COVIDI neither advocate nor blast Dr. Ayyadurai's positions. But the man is very well spoken, very fluid, and a pleasure to listen to.
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April 16, 2020
Airlines and Disease in the New NormalThings may get worse if we think we can return to the same normalcy that gave us this pandemic.
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April 3, 2020
We Can Work and Chew Gum at the Same TimeInasmuch as most Americans in this time of national lockdown have not had to resort to cannibalism, we can conclude that significant portions of the workforce are still busy at work
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March 24, 2020
Steve Hilton and the need to restart the economyCoronavirus is not the Black Plague.
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March 18, 2020
The Price Mechanism in Attending CollegeWhat the federal government should be doing is the exact opposite of what Bernie Sanders has proposed: Congress should end the federal student loan program for undergraduate education altogether.
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February 14, 2020
Social Security Reforms Progressives Will ResistIf Congress is ever again to get control over the budget, reform of the social programs must be a part of the solution.
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January 21, 2020
Steve Hilton and the NeverTrumps' big mistakeThere's a lot for conservatives to like in Steve Hilton's spirited monologues.
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January 16, 2020
Money and Debt without LimitsSince Congress raises the debt limit every time it hits it, we don’t really have any limit on sovereign debt in this country.
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December 31, 2019
Can America ‘Afford’ Another Recession?Every candidate for the U.S. House should be asked what they’re going to do about the deficit and spending.
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November 26, 2019
David Horowitz reminds us of our foundingEven an agnostic, if he's honest, can admit that America is "a Christian idea."
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November 21, 2019
Correcting Voters' MistakesDemocrats need to reject their entire crop of candidates running for their presidential nomination — they need a new candidate.
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October 31, 2019
Property, Obamacare, and Liz Warren's Wealth TaxFor a nation founded on the principle of a limited central government, the power to tax in these United States is fairly unlimited.
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October 16, 2019
When Does Serial Lying Become Disqualifying, Liz?Warren may be a more promising candidate than Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden, but that is not saying much.
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October 2, 2019
Warren's Money Grab: A Tax on Net WorthDemocratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren is trying to get your vote by promising to confiscate money from an exceedingly small group of Americans and then give their money to other Americans.
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September 10, 2019
The 'moderates' in the Democrat fieldWhen has America ever had to endure such a field of sanctimonious, morally superior clowns as the current crop of candidates for the Democrat nomination?
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August 15, 2019
Does Sovereign Debt Matter?Idiotic spending by Congress does a lot more than waste money; it distorts the economy and hurts folks.
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July 30, 2019
Bailouts for Pensions -- ‘Through No Fault of Their Own’If pensioners and unions are not willing to renegotiate and accept reduced benefits, then let the pension plans fail.
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July 20, 2019
Trump’s ‘Accidental’ Win on the Citizenship QuestionThe real question for the citizens of America should be: Are we going to count illegal aliens in reapportionment of congressional districts in the states?
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July 2, 2019
How to Twist Numbers to Make Obama Better on Economy than TrumpAs long as Obama gets all the credit...
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June 22, 2019
Congress Is Dysfunctional, So Send in the CavalryHouse Democrats are an alarming admixture of hoary antiques and feral children.
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June 13, 2019
Roy Moore and What Political Parties Should BeThe weakness of political parties is one of the main reasons that America’s politics and campaigns have become so vile and stupid.
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June 4, 2019
Big Money for Big Government: the MMT Debate ContinuesIf Democrats can’t find some other way to fund their plans than “printing” new money, then their Big Ideas should be rejected, as should their candidacies.
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June 4, 2019
Windmills versus nuclear energyDon't let HBO's acclaimed five-part series Chernobyl demonize all nuclear power in your mind. Thorium ractors are a whole different game.
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May 23, 2019
Variations on a Speech for the AgesShakespeare's "St. Crispin's Day Speech" from Henry V through many lenses.
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May 8, 2019
How Congress 'Extends the Life' of Social SecuritySocial Security is in even worse shape than we thought.
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April 23, 2019
Would Stronger Parties Produce Better Candidates?Honest Americans should admit that both the pre-1972 and the post-1972 primary systems have produced both good and bad presidents.
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April 11, 2019
Preparing for 2020 in Our So-called ‘Democracy’It’s appalling that 2020 will mark the 20th anniversary of the 2000 election brouhaha in Florida and we still haven’t fixed our pathetic election systems.
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March 23, 2019
A Powerful Film Defies the History BooksRoland Emmerich breaks the blockbuster mold with Anonymous.
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March 12, 2019
Transfer Payments and Touching the 'Third Rail'Real Americans will accept a cut in their transfer payments if it's for the good of America.
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February 27, 2019
Truth or Lie: Social Security Doesn’t Add to the DebtDemocratic lies about Social Security pile up almost as high as the deficit itself.
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February 9, 2019
The Hijacking of a Presidential ElectionThe vulnerability of our federal elections to fraud is just fine and dandy with the Democrats because they've been planning to steal the 2020 election anyway.
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January 26, 2019
After Lehman's Collapse: A Decade of DelayAs far as the debt problem is concerned, the last decade has been an exercise in delay.
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January 10, 2019
Democrats Now Share Responsibility for the 2019 DeficitWhile trillion-dollar deficits run by Republicans are projections that may never happen, trillion-dollar deficits run by Democrats are fact.
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December 27, 2018
Ambiguity and American JurisprudenceAmbiguity empowers the “administrative state,” and it does so by means of the Chevron and Auer doctrines.
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December 12, 2018
The Tyranny of the Judiciary and What to Do about ItWhat can be done to rein in a runaway federal Judiciary?
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November 27, 2018
The Federal Deficit under 'Divided Government'What folks need to notice is that the divided government that improved the deficit so dramatically under both Clinton and Obama involved Republican control of the House of Representatives.
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November 13, 2018
Ambiguity, the Chevron Doctrine, Kavanaugh, and 'Birthright Citizenship'One of the reasons for the imperfection of the American legal system is that our laws are written with imperfect language.
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November 2, 2018
The 'Right' to Birthright CitizenshipBirthright citizenship is a magnet to invade America.
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October 25, 2018
The 'Limitless' Capacity of Government to Create MoneyAnyone with a little familiarity with history knows that creating lots of new money is not without its consequences.
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October 13, 2018
The Midterms after KavanaughThe job of straightening out SCOTUS isn't finished quite yet.
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September 21, 2018
The Fiscal Lunacy of Electing Democrats to CongressRather than a "blue wave," Democrats need to be spanked in November.
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September 7, 2018
McCain, Bipartisanship, and the 'Congress Problem'Republican members of Congress should forget about bipartisanship. Democrats don't care about bipartisanship.
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August 14, 2018
Election Integrity in Kansas and BeyondA fraud-free, error-free, tamper-proof election system is something America's political class just doesn't want us to have.
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August 1, 2018
The Election that Creates the Most ProblemsWith today's election systems, Americans are expected to just accept what the authorities tell them about who won an election. No real proof is ever brought forth.
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July 9, 2018
The West Since the Cold WarThroughout the West, the Left has taken over the “commanding heights” of the culture.
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June 28, 2018
On the Financial 'Wisdom' of Attending Today's CollegesOne of the main ways government pumps money into colleges is indirect: the guarantee of student loans.
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June 21, 2018
The Cost of College: Beating the SystemThe higher education bubble has prompted many to question the high cost of a college degree. Here are some ideas for making it less high.
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June 11, 2018
A Pound of Flesh at the Speed of JusticeThe little guy gets “justice” right quickly, while the ruling class and those in the permanent bureaucracy get another kind of justice,
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May 7, 2018
‘Private’ Projects with Taxpayer BailoutsIf the taxpayer is going to be continually called upon to bail out private concerns, investors will never learn how to assess risk.
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April 21, 2018
A Really Bad Idea: Taxing Internet CommerceCongress and the Supreme Court should err on the side of caution when seeking to regulate the net.
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March 30, 2018
Delinquent Debt in America: To Forgive or Not to ForgiveIn today’s America, the gravity of debt no longer tugs at us as it did back in the 19th Century when we had debtors’ prisons.
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March 1, 2018
The Dollar: Lionel Shriver on RuinIf the U.S. dollar ever were ruined, the agent of that ruin would almost certainly be the federal government.
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February 12, 2018
How a Rich Nation Becomes a Poor NationA book review of The Mandibles: A Family, 2029-2047.
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February 1, 2018
The Real Issue in Government ShutdownsIt’s usually the case that government shutdowns are about issues entirely unrelated to keeping it open.
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January 24, 2018
How to Prevent a Roy Moore-Doug Jones SNAFUIf the caucus system is good enough to select presidential candidates in Iowa, shouldn't it be good enough to select candidates for other jobs?
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January 10, 2018
The Trump Tax Cuts and the Obamacare Mandate 'Repeal'Conservatives should be relieved that Republicans in Congress finally passed a big piece of legislation.
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January 7, 2018
Helping the New Tax Law to Pay OffDemocrats continue to wail about "Armageddon." But if Republicans are smart, they'll reap dividends on this tax law.
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December 28, 2017
Book to Film: Live by NightAffleck's excellent crime film was badly mistreated on its release.
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December 16, 2017
Tax Cuts: The Case for GradualismPrudent gradualists should be more afraid of a bad tax bill than of no tax bill.
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December 7, 2017
Unless Changed, the Tax Bill Should DieWhat Republicans should be doing is forging a tax law that is so efficient, so sane, so just, so simple, and so popular that Democrats would be afraid to tinker with it.
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November 29, 2017
Tax Reform: History Lessons for the Middle ClassWhenever Republicans talk about cutting tax rates, Democrats start wailing about unfairness, and try to stoke resentment among those who don’t pay.
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November 24, 2017
The Looming Debt Rollover RegimeIf a "debt crisis" is ever to occur, the next five years seems like the time for it.
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November 15, 2017
The Moore Affair Is in the Hands of AlabamaIf state legislatures still chose U.S. senators, as they did for most of our history, Alabama might not be having her Moore problems.
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November 9, 2017
Middle-Class Tax Cuts, Deficits, and the Business CycleAfter failing to pass a repeal of Obamacare, some think tax reform is a must if the GOP wants to retain its majorities in Congress.
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October 23, 2017
The Big Mistake in Obamacare Replacement PlansWhen Democrats were peddling ObamaCare to an unsuspecting America, they told us that the price of health insurance would go down by thousands of dollars. But the opposite happened, and it continues to happen.
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October 16, 2017
The Escalating Costs of Higher EdumacationJust as government screwed up the market for health insurance, it has also screwed up the market for higher education.
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October 10, 2017
Repairing the U.S. SenateIn 1787, the Founders gave us a stable, sound, and solid system. The tinkering and tweaks since haven't always improved that system.
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October 2, 2017
The Purpose of Political PartiesWhat a surprise: Democratic insiders are suggesting "reforms" to the nomination process that aren't reforms at all.
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September 24, 2017
Graham-Cassidy would pass if we had a Republican CongressHere's a chance to prove to voters that Republicans are not totally dysfunctional. And yet...
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September 19, 2017
Melancholia: Rethinking a MovieLike all of Lars von Trier's work, Melancholia is interesting – but it's far from perfect.
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September 8, 2017
What's Up for Obamacare This Fall?It's probably going to get a bailout...from a Republican Congress. Here's why.
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August 30, 2017
Fox News and the 'Both Sides' IssueWithout Fox News, America would be much farther down the road to fascism.
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August 23, 2017
Oliver Stone and Confederate MonumentsThe left wants to control the narrative, the language, and the past.
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August 17, 2017
Health Care: Is It Time to Replace the Majority Leader?The only way congressional Republicans can redeem themselves is by doing what they promised.
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August 2, 2017
Top GOP Strategist Wants to 'Tax the Rich'Since the advent of the current federal income tax in 1913, more and more of our money is being taken away from us by taxes.
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July 26, 2017
Medicaid: The Snag in Obamacare RepealMedicaid seems to be the snag, the sticking point, in repealing Obamacare
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July 21, 2017
Paul Krugman Explains ObamacareObamacare is an ungainly creature propped up by numerous legs, all held together with duct tape, baling wire, snot, and lies.
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July 18, 2017
Fixing Medicaid and the Obamacare Subsidy ProgramRepublicans may want to repeal Obamacare regardless of whether they have a replacement or not.
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July 15, 2017
The Next Revolution: New Fox News series starts out with a bangIf you like being outraged (or informed), check out this eight-and-a-half-minute video.
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June 28, 2017
Slouching Toward Health Care ReformThe overriding issues of American health care reform can be boiled down to two things: coverage and cost.
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June 8, 2017
Pulling the Plug on Health Care ReformThe left has got masses of Americans thinking they should have the same health care as rich folks have and that they shouldn’t have to pay for it.
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June 1, 2017
Universal Health Care with a Conservative TwistIf America is careening toward a universal health care system, Republicans should be trying to figure out a way for the new system to have some conservative features.
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May 20, 2017
Just a Guy and His Chick FlicksAlthough my drinking buddies may find it pathetic, I nonetheless admit to having a taste for chick flicks.
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May 2, 2017
The Democrats and Dystopian DebtAmerica will soon be entering a "brave new world" in which our fiscal chickens will be coming home to roost.
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April 21, 2017
The Alternative to ‘Alternative Taxes’The very existence of an alternative tax is evidence that there is something rotten about the Internal Revenue Code.
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April 11, 2017
‘Net worth sweep’ and Obamacare’s endless bailoutsAnother Obama scam raises its ugly head.
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April 9, 2017
The ‘Free Market’ and Universal Health CareThe first objective of Republican repeal-and-replace efforts should be to undo the harm visited upon those who, by buying health insurance, were already doing what Democrats forced other Americans to do under Obamacare.
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March 30, 2017
No Exceptions: ‘Radical’ Tax ReformThe complexity of the Tax Code is nothing if not a huge drag on the economy costing untold billions each year.
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March 22, 2017
Obamacare: Snatching a ‘Win’ from Repeal DefeatThere’s the very real possibility that Republicans will not be able to agree on a replacement for Obamacare and will come to an impasse.
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March 14, 2017
Two Tweaks for ‘Ryancare’The GOP is not the Santa Claus party and may not be able to "win" on health care.
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March 1, 2017
Obamacare in Limbo: Repeal or Let DiePresident Trump is right: we need to repeal Obamacare, not let it die on its own.
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February 10, 2017
The Real Tax UnfairnessWe know that Democrats have no compunction about making our lives more complicated in order to affect their social agenda, but what about the GOP?
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February 2, 2017
Tax Cuts for Those Paying at 2.6%The middle class is not overtaxed, at least when it comes to the income tax.
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January 26, 2017
Obamacare: Disentangling the Private from the PublicIf the federal government wants to provide free healthcare for the indigent, then fine, but keep it separate from the private system.
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January 18, 2017
Obamacare Tax Woes for Non-taxpayersObamaCare has complicated income tax preparation even for those who don't owe taxes.
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January 10, 2017
Cyber-Security: There’s No Disputin’ that Old Vlad PutinAmerica – her government, her businesses, and her people – is under siege by computer-savvy malefactors, which include governments, terrorists, criminal gangs, and individuals.
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December 29, 2016
Making Good on the Promise to Repeal ObamacareIf Republicans really want to revive the economy, they will repeal Obamacare as soon as they can.
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December 10, 2016
Cutting the Spending, Goosing the EconomyWith trillions of U.S. debt needing to be rolled over so soon, a balanced budget would seem a minimal goal.
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December 3, 2016
The never-ending story of election recountsIf a state really wanted to demonstrate that its count on Election Day was absolutely correct, the first thing it would need to prove is that everyone who voted was eligible to vote.
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November 18, 2016
Trump’s Reaganesque Approach to BusinessWhy is Congress making businesses jump through all the corporate tax hoops?
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November 8, 2016
Divided or Undivided Government: That Is the QuestionVoters who simply must have the first female president should at least vote Republican for Congress...lest they get more than they bargained for.
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November 1, 2016
You’re Never Gonna Get the Smell OutIf Hillary becomes president, she might just be our last female president.
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October 24, 2016
Immigration and ‘far-right’ rhetoricHow is it “far-right” to want to stop an invasion or, if you prefer, to curb immigration?
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October 14, 2016
Hey, Millennials, Do Deficits Matter?. If debt and deficits do indeed matter, then the next Congress may have to contend with a debt crisis.
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October 6, 2016
Getting the Government We DeserveMost voters seem to be unhappy with the choices they have for president this season. Nonetheless, most of the voters are getting the nominees they deserve.
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September 28, 2016
Millennials and the Obama LegacyThe Obama Era is not just a lost decade. His legacy of irresponsible debt threatens the next decade and beyond.
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September 18, 2016
Does America Have an ‘Official’ Morality?Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are moral pygmies, and self-righteous ones at that.
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September 1, 2016
The Resurrection of CongressThe power and prerogatives of the president and the whole executive branch of the federal government need to be checked and ratcheted back.
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August 23, 2016
Voting Technology in 2016If a democratic nation doesn’t have a reliable system for voting, what kind of democracy can it claim to have – a banana republic?
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August 15, 2016
Did 'Private' Choices Give Us These Nominees?Who's really to blame for our terrible presidential nominees this year?
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August 6, 2016
‘Permission’ to Vote for TrumpWith a Trump victory it’s likely that both houses would remain in the Republican camp and therefore more likely that things would, at long last, get done.
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August 1, 2016
Members Only: the Right to ‘Private’ AssociationsThe Left not only wants to regulate your associations, but your inner life, as well.
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July 13, 2016
America Needs ‘Open’ ConventionsPresidential politics in America is held hostage by the primary system.
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July 8, 2016
Are Political Parties ‘Private’?If American political parties have evolved into hybrid entities, then another question arises: should the parties be entirely private?
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June 22, 2016
Delegates to Both Conventions Need to Start Over from ScratchAmericans may flatter themselves that they aren’t susceptible to putting such faith in a mere politician. But one sees a lot of emotion at our campaign rallies.
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June 15, 2016
GOP Delegates Are ‘Free’ to Choose WhomeverBret Stephens and the rest of the NeverTrumpians might consider whether America has the luxury of possessing the time to “learn” our lesson.
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June 10, 2016
The ‘Rigged System’ and the F.B.I. PrimaryThis year, the People and “the system” have given America the two nominees with highest negatives of any major party candidates in modern history. We can’t very well swap out the People, but maybe we could find a better system.
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June 1, 2016
What’s Wrong with EuropeCitizens of the West have become so silly and feeble that one questions whether they’re any longer truly capable of self-government.
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May 20, 2016
Time and the Pelosi-Reid-Obama DebtDid Obama really save the world from a Great Depression, or did he merely push the next depression off into the future?
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May 15, 2016
Redemption after the Apocalypse: A Deconstructive Exegesis of Mad Max: Fury RoadIn the latest Mad Max film, director George Miller may have a spiritual message. Or maybe he's just having fun.
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May 2, 2016
Promethean Delegates Unbound: the ‘Nuclear Option’The primary system isn’t really a “system.” Rather, it’s a mishmash of methods for choosing convention delegates. Yet, folks are expected to defer to it, to the so-called "will of the primary voters".
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April 21, 2016
The Most Important Republicans in 2016In 2016, the most important Republicans in the entire nation are the delegates to the national convention.
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April 9, 2016
Delegates to the Rescue in the Year of the OutsiderIf the Democrat machine can kick Bernie to the curb, why couldn’t GOP convention delegates do the same with any of their candidates they deem unelectable?
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April 1, 2016
Nullifying the Republican PrimariesEvery Republican who wants to win should be voting for an “open” convention.
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March 23, 2016
Inequality in the Personal Income TaxDemocrats can’t honestly squawk about inequality when they’ve “institutionalized” it in the income tax.
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March 8, 2016
Lurching Towards a Contested ConventionIt appears that Republicans may be lurching towards a contested convention, and that’s a good thing.
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February 23, 2016
The ‘Unchecked Power’ to TaxFrom the standpoint of law, language, and logic, the rulings in NFIB and King aren’t a total disaster, but they’ll suffice until the total disaster rolls in.
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February 11, 2016
The Ignored Campaign Issue: the DeficitIf America elects a decent president this November, one of his/her first orders of business come 2017 will be urging Congress to balance the budget as soon as possible.
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February 2, 2016
The ‘Right Stuff’ for the PresidencyThe main objective of “political animals” like Obama and the Clintons is to get elected; it’s not to fix a broken America, nor to protect her.
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January 20, 2016
Getting ‘Medieval’ on the Top 400 TaxpayersWhen it comes to the federal individual income tax, forget about the 99 percent sentimentalized by the Occupy Wall Street crew.
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January 11, 2016
Dearth of 'systematic thinking' dooms debateAmerican conservatism is not right-wing and not extremist; it is centrist.
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January 7, 2016
Tax Advice for GOP Presidential CandidatesWe find some interesting ideas about tax reform among the Republican candidates.
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December 30, 2015
The Nanny State and Adipose RexIf health insurance companies still operated like insurance businesses, they would charge higher premiums to those individuals who pose the most risk.
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December 9, 2015
Bailouts for Private Pension FundsWe bail out the banks; we bail out the car companies; our infantile college kids want a bailout from their student loans, and now Sanders wants to bail out private pensions.
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November 25, 2015
Husband of Hillary Clinton receives curious award from curious sourceDid Bob Dole have anything to do with this?
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November 16, 2015
Europe's LossEurope is getting really serious about suicide, as it allows millions of unassimilable Muslims to invade the homeland.
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November 9, 2015
Europe Cannot Begin AgainIf anything good can come out of the current invasion, it would be the breakup of the European Union.
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November 2, 2015
Amending the Constitution to Defend CitizenshipDemocrats like the current immigration system, because they assume the influx of foreigners will be Democrats.
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October 25, 2015
Is Ryan really right for the speakership?One of the reasons Donald Trump’s candidacy has caught fire is because of his position on immigration. Ryan is out of step with the country on this issue.
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October 19, 2015
Are We Really Stuck with ObamaCare?One of the standard lines of the Left, whether Democrat or Bolshevik, is that their systems can’t be undone, they’re irreversible, here to stay, there’s no going back.
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October 7, 2015
Prices, Schizoid Americans, and the 'Knowledge Problem'One of the reasons we’re buying so much government right now is that we never see the price tag.
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September 26, 2015
The 'Growth Fairy' and the Federal DeficitNow is the time, perhaps the last time, to tackle the deficit.
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September 10, 2015
'Undocumented Americans' and the Nation's DataYour real identity is a psychological, philosophical, or religious matter. But as far as the government is concerned, your identity is your SSN.
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September 1, 2015
Anchor this!Like the children of illegal aliens under the current interpretation of the law, I, too, have “birthright citizenship.” So the term is being mangled, making the New York Times headline “Should ‘Birthright Citizenship’ Be Abolished?” rather daft.
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August 26, 2015
Taxes, Trump, and Shifting the Economy out of NeutralWe need to get the economy going, and an impediment to that are high tax rates and the maze of exceptions that go with them.
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August 22, 2015
Not your father's 14th AmendmentTwo sorely needed correctives to a common misunderstanding about the 14th Amendment.
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August 13, 2015
Why Is Health Insurance So Expensive?Modern medicine is just too successful. Medicine is extending lives for decades, during which time folks experience additional catastrophes and have more time in which to file claims.
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July 29, 2015
The President Invokes 'Logic' over the Iran DealA regular guy who spoke as often as Obama does would get sick of the sound of his own voice, but not Barry.
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July 23, 2015
Selecting a Nominee: Why Not Laura?Parties exist to save voters from themselves. Convention delegates need to be able to do an “intervention” and override the selections of primary voters.
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July 14, 2015
The Price of Health Insurance and the Tenth AmendmentFor Republicans, the issue in 2016 should be: the replacing of ObamaCare with something that is constitutionally beyond reproach.
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July 3, 2015
Incoherence, Thy Name Is ObamaCareObamaCare is like herpes, it’s the gift that keeps on giving.
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June 26, 2015
What Exactly Is an 'Entitlement'?There is no entitlement to federal entitlements; no right to Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and ObamaCare subsidies. The feds have the power to summarily end those programs whenever they choose.
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June 18, 2015
Subsidies and the Price of Health InsuranceThe whole idea of entitlements needs to be revisited. But progressives don’t want to hear about limits; they don’t really care if the financing for an entitlement is blurry and opaque.
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June 3, 2015
The Income Taxes of the Bottom HalfWe’re becoming a nation of takers, not makers. So let’s get everybody paying his “fair share.”
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May 5, 2015
The Rubio Tax Plan Asks for GriefThe Rubio-Lee tax plan contains several worthy ideas, but the changes to individual income tax rates and brackets aren’t among them.
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April 25, 2015
The 'Total Cost' to the Individual of ObamaCareObamaCare cannot throw millions more Americans onto Medicaid, and subsidize the insurance premiums of millions more, without someone having to pay more for something.
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April 10, 2015
Liars in High PlacesAmericans have it exactly wrong on liars in high places. We should hold government officials to (at least) the same standards regarding the truth as we do everyone else.
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March 31, 2015
Accuracy in the Information AgeRegardless of whether it’s deliberate lies or innocent mistakes, untruth is sent around the world at warp speed. It is then quoted, replicated, copied, and sent on its merry way again, and again, and in no time folks are in possession of “false information.”
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March 18, 2015
Changing Your Vote on ObamaCareKing v. Burwell may well not be the final word on ObamaCare.
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March 4, 2015
The Fate of ObamaCare: Let the People Decide ItSenator Ben Sasse wants to provide a way for the American people to “repeal” ObamaCare at the ballot box in a national referendum.
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February 24, 2015
ObamaCare at the CrossroadsOne reason the Court should strike down the IRS rule in King is because they should have struck down the entire ACA in NFIB. The reason the country is going through all this is because the Court didn’t read the law correctly back in 2012.
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February 12, 2015
Universal Healthcare: Who Really Pays?What the proponents of universal healthcare really mean by healthcare being a "right" is that the government should provide healthcare to everyone for “free.”
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February 1, 2015
A 'Level Playing Field' for the Super BowlThe concern of certain sports purists with unfair advantage probably stems from America’s obsession with “equality.” But equality in sports is fairly daft.
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January 22, 2015
The 'Obama Debt' in ContextThe number of dollars that the publically-held debt grew by during first six years of the Obama presidency (6.7T) is more than the number of days since the advent of the Big Bang 13.8 billion years ago, which is 5.037T.
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January 12, 2015
The Power of HypotheticalsWe have a valuable tool at hand for dealing with all sorts of political, social, and economic problems -- if we'd only recognize it.
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December 27, 2014
H&R Block, Your Taxes, and ObamaCareIs ObamaCare going to make federal income taxes even more of a headache? For some taxpayers, the answer is yes.
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December 2, 2014
A 'Perspicacious' Reading of ObamaCareFor real Americans, the very idea that Congress would even contemplate commanding citizens to buy a product is appalling. And the central government “taking over” one-sixth of the economy smacks of corporatism, even fascism.
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November 17, 2014
ObamaCare: 'If the Wine Is Sour, Throw It Out'In agreeing to hear King v. Burwell, the Supreme Court has put itself in a bind as regards its earlier ruling in favor of ObamaCare in NFIB v. Sebelius.
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November 3, 2014
Too Late SmartWisdom is getting to be in short supply in America. That may be because wisdom depends on other virtues that are also in short supply.
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October 28, 2014
ObamaCare and the Language of LawThe Supreme Court will eventually have to straighten out the mess created by the ObamaCare subsidies... if anybody can.
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October 14, 2014
Will Ambiguity Save ObamaCare?If Congress is putting out ambiguous laws (as occurred with ObamaCare), they should stop it, otherwise, ambiguity will rule.
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October 2, 2014
Democrats and InflationWill inflation get out of control and become hyperinflation?
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September 5, 2014
A Conversation with Cato the EldestMichael Booth looks at the Fed, inflation, asset bubbles, and other tripwires of the current economic minefield.
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September 2, 2014
One Little Change for the Federal ReserveCongress has been abdicating its own responsibilities for improving the economy to the Fed.
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August 24, 2014
Cinema for Christians and Similar SoulsFrom the Big Bang to a fictive future set on another planet in A.D. 2094.
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August 2, 2014
Taxes and Property in the 'Real' AmericaWe’ve become a nation of sheep, complacently allowing the government to regularly shear us.
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July 26, 2014
Complexity and Finding the Right PathComplexity is why ObamaCare, the Federal Register, and the federal income tax code are all so damned ugly.
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July 9, 2014
Quicker Relief from Our Bad ChoicesWe need a nimbler, more responsive federal government, especially during dangerous times.
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June 27, 2014
Restoring Constitutional GovernmentIn our system, it is very difficult to change elected officials, and that can be a bad thing.
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June 2, 2014
Taxes: There's Always Room at the TopOccupy Wall Street ruffians gripe about the top 1 percent. But the bottom 90 percent of the top 1 percent might have a beef with the top 10 percent of the top 1 percent.
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May 20, 2014
The Road to Taxpayer RightsMost Americans think there’s something fundamentally rotten with our tax system. But who’s going to fix it?
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May 5, 2014
<em>Hobby Lobby</em> and the Fall CampaignsJust as they hitched us to ObamaCare in NFIB, the Court could also unhitch us with their rulings on the cases headed their way.
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April 26, 2014
Navigating the Income Tax in the 'Offseason'The taxpayer is caught between the penalty for underpayment and the possibility of having his refund stolen by miscreants.
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April 15, 2014
How to Control the IRSThe problem with our federal income tax system is the exceptions in it. To reform the tax system, get rid of the exceptions.
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March 18, 2014
Rules and Rule MakersThe danger for society posed by these mountains of new rules spewing forth from government is that they create disrespect for the very idea of rules.
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March 5, 2014
Law, Logic, and the Tendency to OvercomplicateIt is inexcusable that those who would presume to foist laws, regulations, and legal judgments on the rest of us don’t know the difference between “and” and “or.”
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February 17, 2014
Putting Social Security on Solid FootingIt will require a fundamental change to the system. But leftists love "fundamental change," don't they?
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February 2, 2014
A Dog in the Manger on Football's Big DayFootball fans have lost their sense of proportionality. Football has taken over their lives; they're obsessed with it.
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January 17, 2014
Paul Krugman, VanquishedNiall Ferguson conducts a master class on how to respond to an intellectual enemy.
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January 7, 2014
If You Like Your ObamaCare, You Can Keep Your ObamaCareMaybe America must undergo the unpleasantness of canceled policies, sticker shock, denied access, etc. so that folks can see what an ugly mistake ObamaCare really is.
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December 19, 2013
The Trust Fund MirageFar from being solvent, the Social Security "trust fund" has just about dried up.
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December 15, 2013
Manliness and the Knockout Game"When there are males, but not men, the knockout game is what we can expect."
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December 5, 2013
Targeting the Low-Information VoterElizabeth Warren and Tom Harkin explain it all for you.
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November 25, 2013
Teacher tenure issue may aid ChristieThe New Jersey governor cites tenure reform as one of his biggest achievements.
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November 21, 2013
The Rhetoric of ObamaCareWhy the distinction between marketplace and market; aren't they the same thing?
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November 2, 2013
One Second AfterA few undersized punks armed with box cutters changed America forever. Armed with nuclear devices, radicals could make 9/11 seem like the good old days.
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October 15, 2013
Banging the Drum for DefaultThe feds have enough revenue pouring in to meet their obligations. There will be no default unless the president wants one -- and to enact one would be an impeachable offense.
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October 10, 2013
ObamaCare's Original SinIt ain't over til the fat lady sings, and when she does, it may well be a dirge for ObamaCare.
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October 3, 2013
The Democrats vs. Electoral ReformDemocrats tell us we should accept the Supreme Court's decision on ObamaCare, but Eric Holder doesn't seem to be able to accept the Court's decision in Shelby County v. Holder.
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September 21, 2013
Making America Exceptional AgainIf America is indeed exceptional, she became so long before Mr. Obama came on the scene and started to '"believe we should act.'
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September 9, 2013
Election Fraud: Detecting the UndetectableThe obvious solutions to electoral fraud are being overlooked.
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August 31, 2013
Complexity and Its CultThose who celebrate complexity are often the very people least capable of handling it.
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August 14, 2013
Presidential Lawlessness: It's So CoolObama's narcissism, Congressional gridlock, and Supreme Court spinelessness have severely damaged the foundations of our constitutional republic.
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August 4, 2013
Immigration Reform versus Unemployed AmericaWhy disrupt tthe American economy with millions of immigrants when a sensible alternative exists?
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July 20, 2013
The End of the World and Other EntertainmentsThe End of All Things can be fascinating... at a bit of a distance.
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July 11, 2013
The Law Means Nothing to These PeopleWith his waiving of the ObamaCare employer mandate, Obama has taken the next step toward pure anarchy.
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July 7, 2013
Mark Steyn, Accommodation, and the Fall of KhartoumThe British were too late to rescue Gordon of Khartoum. Is it too late to move against today's Islamists?
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June 29, 2013
Election Integrity under the Arizona RulingJustice Scalia pulls a fast one on the Left.
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June 20, 2013
The Real Threat from Comprehensive Immigration ReformThere's an aspect of this gigantic poison pill that has not received nearly enough attention.
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June 16, 2013
Internet Retailing Under the Marketplace Fairness ActWhile there exists no end of candidates for "most worthless tax," this one seems to take the ribbon.
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June 4, 2013
Robert Reich's War on Global CapitalCorporations don't pay taxes; individuals do. So why is Robert Reich so intent on raising taxes for individuals?
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May 19, 2013
Krugman: Hardly 'Hard-line''The Data' tend to contradict the NYT's resident Nobel laureate.
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May 11, 2013
The Future of Private PropertyThe ongoing government assault on private property is one of today's most serious threats to individual liberty.
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April 19, 2013
Culture and the Barbarians at the GateWhat started the collapse of culture is the collapse of people. It is people that were debased first, and now they're dragging their culture down with them.
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April 15, 2013
The Rising Price of CivilizationLatter-day lawmakers never seem to remember that this nation was founded by a bloody revolution caused, in part, by unreasonable taxation.
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April 8, 2013
ObamaCare: Welcome to the 19th CenturyNext thing you know, Obama will be wearing a pince-nez and spats.
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March 27, 2013
Refining Our 'Theory' of TaxationWe Americans are taxed at just about every juncture in life that involves money. Is that the way the Founders wanted it?
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March 14, 2013
Obama's Obsession with the One PercentObama senses that there's still money floating around out there that needs to be put to a higher purpose. And, gentlemen, he means to have that money..
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February 19, 2013
Without Serious Spending Cuts, the Conservative Base Will Walk AwayConservatives, libertarians, and Tea Partiers should not be disappointed with Speaker Boehner. The lachrymose leader of the House may well be a master strategist.
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February 14, 2013
The Taxpayer's ShareAmericans who have never paid income taxes are like the prodigal son whose debts are paid off by his father; they're forever sheltered from the hard facts of what it takes to finance a nation.
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January 13, 2013
'Put Not Your Trust in Aryans': A Movie ReviewJust as with methods, ideas can be dangerous, too.
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December 31, 2012
A Currency as Good as GoldGold doesn't tarnish; it's immutable, permanent. In an ever-changing world where everything is fading, gold's permanence is attractive. But we wouldn't prize it if it were plentiful. America once based her currency on gold precisely because it is rare.
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December 13, 2012
Krugman Sends 'Deficit Scolds' Straight to HellMore economic illiteracy from our favorite Nobel-brandisher.
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December 7, 2012
Saved from Another Great Depression?The crisis of the moment is not a crisis of liquidity, but of solvency; specifically, the solvency of governmeny. Our 2008 liquidity crisis was dealt with quickly. Solvency issues cannot be dealt with by central banks.
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December 1, 2012
The Twinkie Economist Looks at the 1950sWhen Krugman writes about "economic justice," he's talking about high tax rates. But what kind of "economic justice" is it to have a lousy economy?
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November 28, 2012
Snookered on the Fiscal CliffWhich is more effective: changing the rates people say you should pay in taxes, or changing what you actually pay?
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November 23, 2012
A Persistent ObamaCare FactoidCongress used the Commerce Clause to justify the mandate, and the Court found that unconstitutional. Yet, nearly five months after the decision, America's media continues to misreport on this landmark case.
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November 17, 2012
Reeling from Fiscal VertigoAs regards the fiscal cliff, it seems that all they talk about is tax rate hikes; one hears little about spending cuts. If we can't get real -- and immediate -- cuts in spending, then let's just join hands and jump off the cliff.
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November 5, 2012
Claire McCaskill: 'Other People's Money' and MarijuanaThat a sitting U.S. senator who has spent trillions of dollars we don't have would cheat on her taxes should be disqualifying.
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October 31, 2012
Todd Akin: It's the Majority, StupidAt this crucial time in our nation's history, we have more important things to worry about than abortion.
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October 27, 2012
'The Policies That Caused the Mess in the First Place'A popular Democrat talking point with nothing but air behind it.
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October 21, 2012
Recovery and the Fed's 'Exit Strategy'"No Exit" by Jean Paul Bernanke is still the only play in town and the only title on marquees.
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October 12, 2012
The Weight of the Fed in the Voters' DecisionThe Law of Conservation of Matter holds that matter can neither be created nor destroyed. That's not good enough for the Federal Reserve -- you see, the Fed creates money.
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September 29, 2012
The Brokest NationWe're the brokest nation since before the advent of the Big Bang. And we have one last chance to do something about it.
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September 22, 2012
America's Road to PerditionAlthough it takes a little longer than bombing, one sure way to destroy a nation is from within. Just ruin a nation's people, and you can walk right in and take over.
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September 15, 2012
Putting Sand in the Gears of the Price MechanismGovernment is always and everywhere trying to either tamp prices down or prop prices up -- with disastrous results for our nation.
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September 11, 2012
Inequality: The Cudgel of ProgressivesJust about every issue that progressives fulminate about is dressed up in the garish garb of equality. Progressives invoke equality as though there were no arguments against it, as though no decent, sane person could possibly have a beef with it.
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August 29, 2012
'Fun Facts' from Barbara Shelly on Wacky, Ignorant Missouri -
August 22, 2012
If All Else Fails: What to do if Akin doesn't step asideTHis is no way to select a U.S. Senate Candidateh
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August 21, 2012
The Impact of ObamaCare on the EconomyIt goes far beyond the cost to the federal budget.
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August 4, 2012
ObamaCare: The Most Recent in a Parade of HorriblesThe Supreme Court's salvage operation on ObamaCare may have opened up a can of worms. But it's not without precedent.
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July 16, 2012
Did the 'Individual Mandate' Survive?It's unambiguous: Roberts gives us a choice, not a mandate.
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July 10, 2012
The Tax You Need Not PayIs ObamaCare great or what? With all the taxes I'm familiar with, if you don't pay them, you're in big trouble. But with ObamaCare, there's no enforcement.
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June 23, 2012
Long-Term Budgeting by a Short-Term CongressThe only budgets a Congress has control over are those that fall within its two-year term. Everything else is congressional malpractice.
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June 13, 2012
What 'Every Economist' SaysOne favorite debate ploy that progressives employ is this: everyone is already in agreement. Therefore, there is no debate.
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June 4, 2012
The Aesthetics of ObamaCareOne question legal minds might entertain when pondering whether ObamaCare ought to be overturned is this: Should any law be constitutional that is so damned ugly?
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May 31, 2012
A Raging Prairie Fire of LiesNo, the Bush tax cuts are not responsible for the trillion dollar deficit.
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May 28, 2012
Election Fraud: A new special report from Fox NewsFox News has done more than anyone else on television to expose the truth about election fraud. Watch the latest report online at your convenience and remember those who died to protect democracy.
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May 15, 2012
'Marriage Equality' and the Public InterestThere may be justification for instituting gay marriage, but it has nothing to do with "equality."
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May 8, 2012
Obama's Blank CheckRecently, you may have heard that President Obama has run up more debt in one term than George W. Bush ran up in two. But is it really Obama's fault?
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April 27, 2012
ObamaCare and FreedomWhat's disturbing about some liberals is that they don't understand that a government of unlimited power is a government that has no room for freedom.
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April 25, 2012
ObamaCare and FreedomWhat's disturbing about some liberals is that they don't understand that a government of unlimited power is a government that has no room for freedom.
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April 21, 2012
Taxing Thoughts from Justice SotomayorBy replacing ObamaCare's current funding mechanism with an actual tax (where revenue goes into the coffers of the U.S. Treasury), Sotomayor would be exposing millions of Americans to the largest tax hike of their lives.
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April 14, 2012
ObamaCare's Real Price TagConsolidation of power and control in the central government was the Democrats' goal all along -- and at any price.
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April 6, 2012
Paul Krugman's History ProblemIs it really true that governments don't have to "pay back their debt"?
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April 1, 2012
'Let Voters Decide': Tax Reform in MissouriA campaign in the great state of Missouri called Let Voters Decide seeks to abolish the state's income tax and replace the lost revenue by expanding the state's sales tax. But why not do the reverse instead?
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March 24, 2012
Mandatory Spending by a Broke NationFederal spending has two sides: mandatory spending and discretionary spending. But it might be better for the United States to get rid of those two adjectives altogether -- along with some other things.
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March 10, 2012
Sandra Fluke and the Nature of InsuranceWhat the student at an elite law school does not seem to understand.
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February 22, 2012
Elections in America: 'Inaccurate, Costly, and Inefficient'America's voter registries are a mess, according to "Inaccurate, Costly, and Inefficient," a new report from The Pew Center on the States.
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February 13, 2012
ObamaCare's Moral Conscience AccommodationThe absurdity of ObamaCare's "accommodation" for those whose moral conscience prevents them from paying for birth control
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February 5, 2012
America's One True ReligionJust as in Europe, traditional religion is losing its sway in America, and a substitute religion is taking hold. It's especially glaring in the world of sports.
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January 14, 2012
The Company MenA terrific 2010 movie that examines the heartbreak caused by corporate downsizing has come to cable TV.
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January 10, 2012
Non-citizen Voting in ConnecticutThe mayor of New Haven, Connecticut, John DeStefano, a Democrat, wants to let non-citizens vote in city elections.
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December 11, 2011
Voter Fraud for the Complete IdiotPart of the controversy over "voter fraud," which progressives downplay as voter impersonation, is the term itself.
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November 19, 2011
Your 'Fair Share' in the New Tax Rate RegimeTaxpayers may be covered by the same statutory tax rate, but it's what they pay that matters.
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November 3, 2011
The Missouri GOP Wakes UpCommon sense has triumphed over appearances and liberal caterwauling in the Show Me State's Republican Party. Is the Stupid Party waking from its slumber?
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October 29, 2011
Tax Rates for Limiting the LeviathanThe Fifth Amendment forbids government from taking private property through eminent domain without "just compensation." But there aren't any limitations restricting how much of one's income government can take through taxation.
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October 13, 2011
Who's the Real Tea Party Candidate?Tea Partiers may need to be reminded about the significance of the 1994 election.
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September 28, 2011
Joe Stiglitz Wants Your MoneyAre there any progressives out there who understand money?
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September 24, 2011
The Left's Big ObsessionThe "leftist mind" has been undone by its allegiance to bad ideas.
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September 14, 2011
Inequality: It's a Good ThingEquality is the highest value of the American political left. So the left is always on the lookout for any trace of inequality. And of course they find it -- everywhere.
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September 7, 2011
Creative Destruction in Kansas City?It all seems pretty wasteful, but at least folks will have jobs hauling off the debris.
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September 2, 2011
Tea Parties are like the confederates or somethingFor academia and the media to make the decent folks that comprise the Tea Party into enemies of the state is reprehensible.
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August 17, 2011
Stop Coddling Warren BuffettMr. Buffett wants the super-rich to pay more in taxes. The big question for Buffett is why he wants to give the feds more money when he knows they'll just waste it.
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August 14, 2011
Tax Reform for a Broke NationFederal taxes are a monstrosity. Congress created this monstrosity. The way to slay the monster is to take Congress out of the picture by creating a tax system that has no escape hatches
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August 9, 2011
What took the S&P downgrade so long?The ratings agencies should have downgraded U.S. debt last October
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August 6, 2011
A Ridley Scott Movie for ConservativesOne of those movies for which a conservative can break his boycott, now available on DVD and Blu-ray and running tonight on cable.
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August 2, 2011
Debt Ceiling: Anything But Spending CutsAny debt deal that allows Congress to spend more in FY2012 than this year is a sham, which should result in credit downgrade, painful as that may be.
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July 24, 2011
Debt Ceiling: The Long Run Is HereTime has pretty much run out, it's last call, and there's only one option, and it's ugly.
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July 20, 2011
Can Increased Demand Save the Economy?We got in our current economic mess by doing exactly what progressives want us to continue doing; their solution to over-consumption is over-consumption.
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July 15, 2011
Debt Ceiling: Groping for ClarityAmericans may never understand what's at stake in the debt ceiling negotiations if government officials and the establishment media don't make an effort to be accurate. T
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July 9, 2011
ObamaCare and the King's Royal DeerA profoundly un-American ruling that is being used to justify a profoundly un-American law.
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July 7, 2011
Debt Ceiling: The Trap of Budget Cuts in the 'Out Years'President Obama is making noises about getting a multi-year deal in the upcoming debt ceiling negotiations. House Republicans should resist this -- it is a trap.
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July 2, 2011
Presidential Elections: An End Run Around the Constitution?Meet the National Popular Vote movement.
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June 22, 2011
The 'Real' Tax Rates on Top EarnersThe marginal tax rates and what the rich actually pay are different. Is that a bad thing?
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June 16, 2011
The Debt Ceiling Showdown in an Uncertain RecoveryDemocrats don't want to cut anything out of the budget
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June 11, 2011
Bobby Fischer Against the WorldThe decline and fall of a genius chronicled in a new documentary film airing today on HBO.
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June 4, 2011
Paul Krugman: The Lesser of Two Evils?According to the Nobel laureate New York Times columnist, the right time to tackle the deficit apparently is...never.
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May 14, 2011
The Ever-Shifting Price of ObamaCareWith "free" government healthcare, cost shifting is inescapable. Only when all payers pay the same price can the true price of any good be known.
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April 27, 2011
The Debt Ceiling: Who's Holding Whom Hostage?The big question about the federal government's little debt problem can be boiled down to this: How much time do we have?
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April 21, 2011
Removing the Payroll Tax CapOf all the ideas for reforming Social Security, removing the cap is the worst.
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April 14, 2011
Social Security 'Whoppers' and the Compliant MediaIt would be so healthy for our republic if journalists began to challenge politicians who lie.
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April 12, 2011
NY Times columnist wrong: Congress Can End Social Security Whenever They ChoosePayroll taxpayers have no right to Social Security benefits.
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April 9, 2011
The Price of Government EmployeesIn America as in Europe, those most averse to change are government employees.
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April 1, 2011
Paul Krugman: Another Day Older and Deeper in DebtForget about balancing the budget. What could go wrong?
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March 24, 2011
Kansas City Star whitewashes Senator McCaskill's offensesWouldn't it be refreshing if newspaper editorialists just admitted their mistakes in their endorsements? Don't hold your breath.
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March 9, 2011
'Waiving' goodbye to the ConstitutionObamaCare's waivers go to the very heart of what "a nation of laws, not men" is all about.
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January 8, 2011
The Limits of Federal Power: ObamaCare on TrialA proper Supreme Court decision on the constitutionality of ObamaCare would set huge precedents having far-reaching ramifications.
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December 11, 2010
Obama Chooses Badly: Recovery ThwartedThere is a model for Obama to bring America out of its economic crisis, if only he will look.
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November 19, 2010
Shrink the Fed Before It Shrinks the DollarThe economist Milton Friedman thought the Fed could be replaced with a computer. But the Fed already resembles a computer: HAL in the sci-fi flick 2001: A Space Odyssey.
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September 28, 2010
Money Is Still Money, Isn't It?The emphasis on America's national debt doesn't tell the entire story.
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August 18, 2010
Shared Sacrifice in ObamalandOne hears a lot about shared sacrifice nowadays. But the government is the last to share.
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August 1, 2010
Obama and the Age of ReaganomicsCertain ideas get so firmly fixed in some folks' brains that no amount of evidence can dislodge them.
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July 10, 2010
The Reindustrialization of AmericaThe longer America postpones her reindustrialization, the weaker she'll become.
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June 28, 2010
Federal Revenue and the EconomyThe public-sector parasite is killing its private-sector host.
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March 26, 2010
Engineering the New ElectorateHow to create an enlarged Democrat voter base and win elections forever.
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March 24, 2010
Roosevelt Redux?Despite the pain of millions of Americans during his first two terms, it is precisely this part of FDR's tenure that generations of Democrats have held up as his triumph. He expanded government as he prolonged the Depression.
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February 20, 2010
A Tax Holiday for Corporations?America has the second-highest corporate tax rate on Earth. But rather than cutting rates, why not suspend the Corporation Income Tax altogether?
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February 9, 2010
Federal Overreach and the New States' Rights MovementAmerica is not only on the wrong track -- she's on an express train to Big Government hell.
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December 28, 2009
Money: Debauched, Debased, and DestroyedSome things are priceless. But for everything else, there's money...as long as it's worth something.
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November 24, 2009
Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, and Federal Trust FundsThe Congress of the United States of America is consigning you, your children, and their progeny to slavery.
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November 11, 2009
To Hell with the Constitution?The federal government has no authority to operate a health care system..
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November 7, 2009
The Price of the Public OptionWhat health care can learn from enterprises that have stable prices.
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October 25, 2009
Rightwing Fascists and Other FablesThe political Left has been saying for the longest time: Fascism is an ideology of the right.
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October 2, 2009
Obama's Deficit: The Devil Made Me Do ItClearly, the Obama administration doesn't think we are very smart.
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September 22, 2009
Two Tweaks to the ConstitutionSometimes, We the People discover that we have made a serious mistake, and we don't want to wait for the next election to correct it.
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August 25, 2009
Health Insurance and the Lure of Someone ElseCongress itself is responsible for healthcare inflation.
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July 6, 2009
The Fair Price of Civilization?Taxes are the price we pay for civilization" ... Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes. But making taxes fairer is not as simple as it might seem.
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March 23, 2009
Where's the 'Do Nothing Congress' When You Need Them?It may be too late for Congress to consider the wisdom of Field Marshal Edmund Allenby in David Lean's epic, Lawrence of Arabia.
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January 29, 2009
Federal Finance: having it both waysAn asset can also be a liability thanks to Congress's "unified budget" game.