The narrative is set, and as a rhetorician, I appreciate the value of a good story in shaping public debate. The rich are getting richer,…
Almost Classical
This campaign season in the United States is already producing some meme myths on social media. One I keep seeing is the “90% tax rate”…
William Campbell was kind enough to include an interview with me in his podcast series, Challenging Opinions. To learn more about the series, visit: Challenging…
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…
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 —…