The GOP’s Tax Reform Offers No Relief from the Inflation Tax
Ongoing inflation offers the state many opportunities to collect even more from taxpayers.
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Will the Dollar Survive the Rise of the Yuan and the End of the Petrodollar?
The dollar’s hegemony is being directly challenged by China, which is not shy about promoting her own currency as her preferred settlement medium.
On-Duty Police Deaths Were Near a 50-Year Low in 2017
Government policing is becoming less hazardous. It is also safer than being a roofer, farmer, or pilot.
The Swiss Franc and The Euro: What Now?
Although the Swiss central bank has ended its 2011-2016 experiment of pegging the franc to the euro, highly interventionist monetary policy continues.
State of the Nation: Progressives, Conservatives, and Trump
One year into Trump’s term and one political constant remains: belief in and enforcement of intrusive government.
The Constitution Does What it Was Written To Do — Expand Government Power
The purposely open-ended Commerce Clause and deliberately nebulous phrases such as “general welfare” are in there for a reason.
No, We Don’t Need a Federal “Solution” to Infrastructure Problems
States and cities are plenty wealthy enough to build bridges and roads on their own. But there are political reasons to spend federal money instead.
College Athletes Aren’t What Make College Football Profitable
Tickets for tonight's championship game are selling for well over $2,000, but people aren't paying just to see 20-something athletes play football.
The Man Who Fought to Liberalize Communist Yugoslavia
Even during the Cold War, some Yugoslav leaders fought to liberalize the nation's economy and pull away from the model of Soviet central planning.
Class Conflict and The Last Jedi
You can talk about the Resistance all you want, but if you force others to die for your vision of galactic politics, you’re one of the bad guys.
