It’s the Fourth of July! Why Am I Sad?
When I was a kid, I loved Independence Day. Now it just makes me sad.
U.S. History
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The End Game Of Bubble Finance: Political Revolt
During Friday's bloodbath a CNBC anchor lady assured her audience that Brexit wasn't a big sweat. That's because it is a political crisis, not a financial one.
Brexit Shows Why the US Income Tax Is So Bad
The fact that the US government can tax citizens directly makes the act of state secession far more difficult.
The US Should Have 10,000 Members of Congress
The ballooning size of legislative districts in the US is just one more illustration of how the United States is too large.
Hillary Clinton’s Easy Choices
Hillary Clinton's campaign book Hard Choices makes it clear she believes that salvation always lies with the state.
First the UK, then Scotland ... then Texas?
That didn't take long. Only hours after the British vote to secede from the EU passed, political leaders in Scotland renew their drive to secede from the UK.
1916: The Breaking Point
A hundred years ago, the crisis of the war was forging a new world organized around war itself.
Why Health Care Costs Exploded After World War II
The advent of health insurance and regulated health care brought a new era of rampant health care inflation.
Federalism, War, and Reconstruction: Antecedents and Consequences of the War Between the States Symposium
The war left the central government more powerful than ever, and the states, which had traditionally curbed federal power, in danger of total eclipse.
Campaigns Spawn Really Bad Economics
Presidential elections provide candidates an opportunity to repeat age-old economic fallacies that never seem to die.
