Taxes and Spending

Don't Like April 15? Don't worry, your taxes will "stimulate" the economy.

The way that government collects taxes is awful. The process of spending it is even worse.

The Anti-Federalist "Brutus" predicted 200 years ago how invasive our tax system would become.

How much do you actually have to earn to pay that $100 plumber's bill?

Sound money is the most important check on government spending.

If consumers are free to choose, any entrepreneur focused on serving customers can compete against even huge established corporations. Moreover, the market provides a way to reward the most innovative and customer-centered entrepreneurs.

Thanks to government loans, the price of college has skyrocketed in recent years because student loans mean colleges can raise their prices without driving away otherwise-price-sensitive students.

The Henry Hazlitt Memorial Lecture sponsored by Hunter Lewis

New York will legalize MMA, but plans to tax Mixed Martial Arts events at an even higher rate than boxing or wrestling matches.

Terrorism gripped the headlines again as terrorists struck Brussels, but this latest colossal security failure for Europe and the West is not likely to lead to an evaluation of the value of state security.