Economics is not a simple discipline to understand. Yet, all around us are people claiming that complex economic matters can be as clear as “Econ…
Posts published in “Politics”
One of the paradoxes progressives use to challenge libertarian ideals and conservative tax policies is that the wealthiest communities and cities have some of the…
NOTE August 8, 2017: The marginal and effective U.S. Tax rates mentioned in this 2011 post have been supported by research conducted by Thomas Piketty (Paris School…
I’m sick and tired of being told I’m not a liberal (in the common usage of the United States, not elsewhere) because I’m somehow from…
Many people critical of “capitalism” have no idea what the word means. Before returning to graduate school, I worked in real estate and finance. I…
A lot has happened in the last few months, and even now I don’t find myself particularly motivated to write on most of the events.…
What makes a “conservative” or a “liberal?” I haven’t a clue. What I do know is that each one trusts government to solve problems —…
The Second Amendment: A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear…
The federal (centralized, primary national leadership) system in most countries has a lot of power — such as a national sales tax, national education system,…
Regardless, calling something “direct democracy” does make it sound, to the public, as if they are in control. On this matter, I must admit Chomsky…