National Review- Quillette
- Searching for Presidential Rhetoric October 8, 2024Students should study extensively the presidential rhetoric of earlier times, because it often demonstrates civility far better than the rhetoric of the present.Robert C. Thornett
- Over-Learning the Lessons of Iraq October 8, 2024Russia, Iran, and the failure of US resolve.Oscar Clarke
- Towards a Post-Hamas Future October 7, 2024The events of 7 October did not benefit Palestinians in any way.John Aziz
- Searching for Presidential Rhetoric October 8, 2024
- Jay Nordlinger
- Words, Weather, Etc. October 8, 2024On pronouns, Marjorie Taylor Greene, a podcast with Buckley Fellows, and more.
- Remembering a Red terror, &c. October 8, 2024On Mao’s Cultural Revolution; hurricanes and politics; the pronouns thing; ‘Latinx’; Steph Curry; and more.
- ‘I Live in Accordance with My Conscience’ October 7, 2024The life and death of Ildar Dadin, a Russian foe of Putin and Putinism.
- Words, Weather, Etc. October 8, 2024
Category Archives: Economics
John Stossel Demolishes Popularly Believed Myths about Capitalism
It is sad but true that most people believe that free markets represent a zero sum game. Winners only win to the extent that other people lose. In reality, nothing could be further from the truth. In a free market, … Continue reading
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Progressive Good Crime
Coinciding with the Biden Administration’s push for higher taxes on wealthy individuals and a greatly expanded IRS, ProPublica published documents that purport to show private tax information of several high profile billionaires including Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, Michael Bloomberg and … Continue reading
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Tagged President Biden, Progressives, ProPublica, Tax
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Peak Biden?
When President Biden released his budget proposal this past Friday he listed his priorities in the following statement. (The budget document can be found here.) Biden’s list of priorities is typical in that it studiously avoids talking about trade-offs. Everything is … Continue reading
The Tax Reform That Isn’t
It is now tax reform season, which means that politicians are poised to unleash even more nonsense on the public than is customary. So perhaps it makes sense to frame some of the underlying issues that are involved. First and … Continue reading
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The Trump Tax Plan
As promised, the Trump Administration released the outline of its tax plan. Predictably and amusingly enough, it was greeted by cries of horror and anguish by Progressives. It would appear that the Trump plan would allow American taxpayers to keep … Continue reading
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