Review of Ron Paul’s New Book “Swords into Plowshares”
Former presidential candidate and Congressman Ron Paul goes in-depth, using both moral and economic reasons, about why America should go to war only to defend itself. ...
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Exporting Welfare
The U.S. government borrows nearly half of what it spends, yet it gives billions to countries around the world, though foreign aid hasn’t led the Third World poor to...
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Why Not Five Percent?
Representative David Jolly (R-Fla.) has proposed an “Alternative Maximum Tax” limiting any non-corporate taxpayer’s total tax payment — including federal, state, and local taxes — to 50 percent of...
Taxes: Are the Poor Paying Their “Fair Share”?
Contrary to the claim that “the rich” aren’t paying their “fair share” of taxes, the IRS says that about half of Americans — that is, the poor — pay...
Bye-Bye Debt Limit
Congress is spending money at such a rapid rate that it has been forced to repeatedly revisit increasing the U.S. debt limit. Now it is simply suspending the limit,...
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GOP Support for Government Healthcare
Republican stalwarts claim to want smaller government, including less involvement in healthcare, but their occasional constitutional rhetoric seldom is followed by proper action. ...
The Future of Social Security
Social Security appears to be only a little “broke” — instead of really broke — because of accounting gimmicks. The fact is that it is irredeemably flawed. ...
The Importance of Tax Deductions
Tax deductions are not subsidies. They don’t have to be “paid for.” Yes, they deprive the government of revenue, but that is essential for a free society in which...
Tax Credit or Income Transfer?
It is a good thing when taxes are reduced. But when refundable tax credits provide taxpayers with more money than they paid in, that’s a subsidy, not a tax...
Fifty-seven Good Things About the Sequester
There are 57 ways the sequester could sting you, says Jeanne Sahadi, a senior writer at CNNMoney. The following 57 things are her “somewhat random sampling” of the bad...
Republicans at Their Best and Their Worst
Thanks to the liberal Independents Joe Lieberman of Connecticut and Bernie Sanders of Vermont, the Democrats have controlled the U.S. Senate since the 2006 midterm election. But as bad as...
Americans Are Already Double and Triple Taxed
Unless the Democrats and Republicans in Congress can reach an agreement on an extension, many temporary tax-cut provisions will expire at the end of this year. ...
When a Flat Tax Is Still a Progressive Tax
The U.S. tax code is a complex and burdensome maze of rates, exemptions, exclusions, credits, deductions, phase-out levels, and exceptions. People may not agree on anything else, but the...
Should Obama Reimburse Taxpayers? Should Boehner and Republicans?
House Speaker John Boehner is right when he says President Obama should reimburse the taxpayers for travel expenses connected with campaigning. In fact, Boehner and the Republicans should reimburse...
Our Marxist Tax Code
Tax season is winding down once again, but the progressivity of the tax code is still with us. Most Americans who had more taxes withheld from their paychecks than...
The Other Unconstitutional War
It wasn’t long after World War II ended that U.S. troops were once again involved in another foreign war. This time, however, there was a notable difference. After North...
The Four-hundredth Anniversary of the King James Bible
The King James version of the Bible may be the most influential English-language book, and knowledge of the process of its creation makes it clear why it has had...
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The Four-hundredth Anniversary of the King James Bible
Before the English founded Jamestown in the Virginia Colony on May 14, 1607, work had already begun on what has been called “the noblest monument of English prose.” The...
Tax Cuts for the Good Guys
Speaking on one of the political television shows before the election, Vice President Joe Biden proposed to make a deal with Republicans on tax increases. Democrats, who just raised...
What a Republican Majority Will Not Mean for Liberty, the Constitution, and Limited Government
So, the Republicans regained control of the U.S. House of Representatives with a margin of victory that made it the largest shift in power since the Democrats won a...