The Jobs and GDP Growth Aren’t There Because Taxes Weren’t Really Cut
U.S. stock markets remain volatile and their direction uncertain, although the S&P 500 may have broken… [more]
Why They’ll Really Hate You
They will hate you if you refuse to let them rule you. They will hate you if you don't let them plan… [more]
Why the Bull Market May Be a Jedi Mind Trick
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday that over 300,000 jobs were created in February, making… [more]
Economics Was Invented to Refute Trump’s Tariff Arguments
When Adam Smith wrote Wealth of Nations, it wasn’t to refute the “godless socialists” 21st-century… [more]
Newsflash: Teachers Are Already Armed
In the wake of yet another mass shooting in a public school, a host of familiar recommendations have… [more]
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The Jobs and GDP Growth Aren’t There Because Taxes Weren’t Really Cut
U.S. stock markets remain volatile and their direction uncertain, although the S&P 500 may have broken out of what technical traders would call a “bullish triangle,” which began forming after the market fell approximately 12 percent in early February from a high of 2,872 the previous month. However, traders will also tell you every technical […]
Why They’ll Really Hate You
They will hate you if you refuse to let them rule you. They will hate you if you don’t let them plan your life, spend your money and run your business. They will hate you if you don’t let them “educate” your children. They will hate you if you pursue your own happiness, encouraging your […]
Why the Bull Market May Be a Jedi Mind Trick
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday that over 300,000 jobs were created in February, making it the best single-month total since July 2016. And unless you’ve been exploring the Arctic Circle or were kicked off Twitter for expressing politically incorrect views, you know that’s just the latest “great” news about the booming economy, bull […]
Economics Was Invented to Refute Trump’s Tariff Arguments
When Adam Smith wrote Wealth of Nations, it wasn’t to refute the “godless socialists” 21st-century Republican voters believe are taking over the world. It was to refute the kinds of protectionist ideas championed by conservatives like Edmund Burke and Alexander Hamilton in Smith’s day, Abraham Lincoln eighty years later, and Trump today. Bastiat remade Smith’s case […]
Newsflash: Teachers Are Already Armed
In the wake of yet another mass shooting in a public school, a host of familiar recommendations have resurfaced about how to “prevent this from ever happening again.” Predictably, both conservatives and liberals are looking to the government for a solution. Americans have somehow arrived at a point where they cannot conceive of human action […]
Progressives Sink to New Low Using Teenagers as Political Pawns for Gun Control
Just when you thought the left-wing totalitarians among us couldn’t sink any lower, they have. Not content to simply exploit the tragedy of school shootings in the third person, they have now recruited teenage survivors to organize themselves as a political special interest group, demanding hundreds of millions of innocent people be forced to their […]
Trump and His Supporters Make the Bubble Economy Great Again
“Well, you know, the participation rate is going to go down over time because all these boomers are retiring,” said Jon Hilsenrath on Fox Business’ “Mornings with Maria” Friday. Hilsenrath, a frequent guest, was referring to the labor participation rate, which measures the overall percentage of workers who are presently employed. It differs from the unemployment […]
You Deserve a Tax Break and Your Boss Does Too
Republicans during the Reagan and Bush administrations had a pretty straightforward fiscal policy: increase federal spending dramatically and cut marginal income tax rates modestly, predicting the resulting economic growth would eventually balance the budget. Both administrations increased spending roughly 80-100 percent, depending upon where you draw the start and end lines, given the government’s fiscal year running […]
Why Are We Thanking the Troops for Disastrous Wars Like Iraq?
Another Veteran’s Day has come and gone, with the usual high fives all around for anyone who has ever donned a U.S. military uniform. The holiday falling on a Friday this year meant the pro-military sentiments generally lasted throughout the weekend at sporting events and other public gatherings. As always, the ubiquitous mantra from every […]
Response to Elie Mystal’s ‘Libertarian Hero Meets The Justice Of The Streets (Err.. Suburbs)’
I read Elie Mystal’s article on Rand Paul’s assault, which suggests such violent encounters are the inevitable result of libertarianism in practice. He makes two errors. First, he contends Rand Paul ignores the rules of his HOA based on his libertarian philosophy. Second, he contends basing a legal framework on the libertarian non-aggression principle (NAP) is unworkable. […]
An Extended Tax Reform Debate Will Subject Us to the Usual Absurdities
John McCain’s confirmation he’d vote against the House tax reform bill as currently proposed means Republicans won’t be able to lower taxes – for some people – nearly as quickly as most of them want to. In all, three Republican senators have indicated their unwillingness to vote for the plan, meaning Republicans would need Democratic votes to get it […]
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