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...
Opinion
Obama’s Chinese Tendencies
In campaign speeches September 17 in the swing state of Ohio, President Obama railed against imported automotive components that are illegally subsidized by...
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The Great Tax Divide
There was a time when Democrats and Republicans alike could talk sense about tax rates, in terms of what is best for the...
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A “Recovery” in Reverse
They say the economy is moving in the right direction, that we should stay the course, be patient, that it takes time to...
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N.Y.Times Education Confab Ends in Zero
After a full day of discussions about public education among a select group of establishment educators and allied think-tank types, the best recommendation...
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QE3: Quantitatively Easing America Further Into Inflation
Everybody knew it was coming. With the economy continuing to founder, it was only a matter of time before Ben Bernanke and the...
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Deeper in the Afghan Quagmire
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has designated the Haqqani network a terrorist organization. What is the Haqqani network? Wikipedia says that it "was...
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Will Democrats Booing God Cost Obama the Election?
Antonio Villaraigosa, the mayor of Los Angeles, was serving as chairman of the Democratic National Convention when the effort was made to put...
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National Review Online and Ron Paul
Republican leaders' decision to honor Ron Paul with a video tribute at this year’s Republican National Convention didn’t sit well with some on the...
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Depending on Dependency
The theme that most seemed to rouse the enthusiasm of delegates to the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte was that we are all...
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Review: Barack Obama and the Enemies Within
New Zealand author/researcher Trevor Loudon has amassed a devastating expose' of the influences of communists, socialists and other radicals on President Barack Obama...
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Radicalized Teachers Strike in Chicago
The teacher strike in Chicago is more than just about salaries, benefits, and collective bargaining. It is more about the struggle between the visions...
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The Unintended Consequences of Low Interest Rates
Keynesian policies allegedly designed (and sold to the American people) to stimulate the economy are actually having the perverse effect of stimulating government...
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Bill Clinton: The Brass Standard
Bill Clinton's rousing speech at the Democrats' convention told the delegates that Republicans "want to go back to the same old policies that...
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Unionized Teachers Flex Their Political Power
More than 200 politicized teachers participated in the recent Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Charlotte, N.C., representing their unions, not their students. Since...
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