My wife and I have been in the top ten percent of household incomes off and on for a few years. We’ve even made it,…
Almost Classical
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,…
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 heard a Democratic consultant complain about Frank Luntz this morning. The problem is, Luntz and George Lakoff give the same type of advice, but…
There were 200,000 financial industry layoffs during fiscal 2007-08 and nearly another 150,000 since this previous summer. Bank of America and Citi announced more than…
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…