Bernie Sanders suggests billionaires should not exist. Elizabeth Warren comes close. Both of their wealth tax plans would eventually stop collecting money or at least stop…
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Central Texas. Southwestern Pennsylvania. The Twin Cities of Minnesota. My wife and I left Central California in 2006 because we recognized that economic mobility went…
For much of March and April, I’ve been fighting with technology… and losing. We rely a lot on the reliability (catch the wordplay?) of various…
Elizabeth Warren promotes the theory that we’d all be better off if the “FAANG” companies (Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, and Google) were broken up in…
Despite the popularity of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other populist figures in the Democratic Party, I do not believe that “demography is destiny” accurately reflects…
Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s (D-Mass.) has proposed a “wealth tax” on individuals with wealth valued at more than $50 million. After $1 billion in wealth, the…
The economic indicators might be okay, with the notable exception of the stock market as 2018 ended, but don’t let the numbers now lead you…
The current United States federal government partial shutdown, like past shutdowns, is all about egos and partisanship, not good governance.The shutdown, supposedly over immigration, is…
The president is proving, oddly enough, how little national politics matter to my daily life. My township, county, and state governments touch my life directly.…
You should listen to Conversations with Tyler, featuring economist Tyler Cowen of The Mercatus Center at George Mason University interviewing a wide range of people. Yes,…