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April 22, 2025

Playing Horseshoes with Our Republic

The Horseshoe Theory of Politics observes that the extremes of left and right end up meeting, and having more in common than they might have thought. And today we’ve gone full horseshoe.

April 15, 2025

You Pay ALL the Taxes

If, in an ideal world, we had a zero tax rate on business income, as a consumer you would pay less, as an employee you would make more, and as an investor you would get higher returns. Sounds great, doesn’t it?

April 9, 2025

Did You Hear What He Said?

“. . . the states are just an agent of the federal government.”
-Donald Trump, Speech to the NRCC, April 8, 2025

April 4, 2025

EconLog Quotes IPI TradeByte on Congress & Tariffs

Scott Sumner kindly references IPI's recent TradeByte on Congress' impotent response to Trump's tariffs.

April 3, 2025

Broken Treaties, Broken Government

When did it become okay for a president to break treaties lawfully passed by Congress?

March 21, 2025

Don't Blame the Autopen

The president is chosen by the states to administer for a limited time (thank God) the Office of the President, the head of the Executive Branch. He doesn’t run the country, control the economy, create jobs, set the price of eggs or the rate of inflation, determine the course of the nation, or serve as the Tribune of the People or the Soul of the Nation. At least that’s what the Constitution says.

March 12, 2025

Let's Pay a Tariff!

Supplier: "Hey, John, we’ve got your order in, but I’m going to have to send you a replacement invoice."

John: "Why?"

Supplier: "Well, I have to add a 25% surcharge to the order."

March 5, 2025

Here Comes "Tarifflation"

Because tariffs, by design, raise the price of imported goods, tariffs are paid by U.S. consumers and businesses. It’s not inflation, since inflation is about the money supply, but it’s a price increase nonetheless—call it “tarifflation.”

January 16, 2025

If Congress Doesn't Work Better, Our Self-Government Is at Stake

The most important thing the Republican majority in Congress can do to restore confidence in government is return to regular order. 

December 24, 2024

My List of Democrats' Biggest Lies of 2024. Do You agree?

Lies that could have broad political, financial and international implications required Biden’s closest aides and supporters to perpetuate them and the mainstream media to largely ignore them.

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