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...
Opinion
Federalized Progressive Education Marches On
As I have mentioned on a number of occasions, education is the orphan issue of this year’s presidential campaign. Why? Because the subject...
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Super Rich and a Little Quirky
The problem Mitt Romney has had during the entire campaign is the perception among many, in both parties, that he’s soft, and cynical,...
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Helicopter Ben Bernanke Strikes Again
If you’re not concerned about what the money masters in Washington are doing to the U.S. dollar, you should be. It has been...
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Obama Versus Obama: Part IV
During the same week when the American ambassador to Libya was murdered and his dead body dragged through the streets by celebrating mobs,...
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How Government Will Take Meat off Your Table
The British pork industry is collapsing, and it’s a story that should serve as a warning to all of us. Why? Because the...
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Advice for Mitt Romney: Cast out Neoconservative Demons
I argue that it will serve Mitt Romney well to avoid lending himself to any comparisons with George W. Bush and the neoconservative...
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The Fed is Playing With Fire
Waiting for the economy to improve before turning off the printing presses is likely to take a very long time. The August numbers...
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Obama Versus Obama: Part III
Much puzzling behavior by Barack Obama falls into place when we go behind the image that he projects ("Obama 1") to the factual...
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How Independent Are Private Schools?
More and more parents are looking for alternatives to the public schools, which are producing high rates of student failure. Is it because...
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The Hubris of Romney and Obama
Adam Smith wrote that power “would nowhere be so dangerous as in the hands of a man who had folly and presumption enough...
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Book Review: Why Catholics Should Be Libertarians
Randy England, a Catholic writer and criminal defense attorney, took it upon himself to write a brief primer on libertarianism for Catholics. It...
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The Election: What’s “Like” Got to Do With It?
A wise person knows that extreme likeability — especially in a person who wants something from you — can be a red flag....
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Obama Versus Obama: Part II
Nowhere is the contrast between Barack Obama, as defined by his rhetoric ("Obama 1") and Barack Obama as defined by his actions ("Obama...
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When Michelle Obama Starts Starving the Kids
Unprecedented school-lunch regulations have just gone into effect, and they suggest a new answer to the question “Where’s the beef?”: not on students’...
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