Republican Platform Opposes Expansion of State Tax Power Over the Internet
The Republican Party's platform has taken a strong stand against state efforts to tax internet sales across state lines, an important step given the lack of policy clarity coming from the party's presidential candidate.
Hillary Clinton Wants to Dictate Who You Buy From
Trade protectionism is a type of nepotism, because its people of power or influence trying to protect favored industries or unions from the impact of competition.
The Right Way to Increase Social Security Benefits
There is a way to increase the Social Security benefits of perhaps half of those age 65 and older, and it involves cutting taxes, not raising them.
Trade Protectionism Is Crony Capitalism
If you oppose crony capitalism, and you should, then you should also oppose trade protectionism.
After Brexit, French Socialists Suddenly Want to Cut Taxes
The socialists running France want to cut taxes and regulations to lure UK companies to Paris post-Brexit. So the socialists aren't stupid, just evil for not doing it earlier.
San Francisco's "Tech Tax" Is a Revenue Grab, Not a Solution to Homelessness
Those who govern the City of High Taxes by the Bay have decided that even higher taxes, targeted at their most productive residents, will solve the problem of homelessness.
Immigration Is Not a Fundamental Human Right
Many libertarians believe people should be allowed to immigrate whenever and wherever they choose, but that argument disregards the importance of property rights.
Trade Is Good and Normal
Free trade between people who specialize in different things is the natural state of affairs. Trade agreements provide the rules and remedies should one party try to take advantage of the other. We thought these things were obvious, but apparently not.
How Both Presidential Candidates Could Shorten Your Life
Both presidential candidates want to allow the importation of prescription drugs to the U.S. endangering the lives of patients.
Watching TV Through Apps
Why, in this Golden Age of programming, should we allow the FCC to force dramatic change upon the business models of programmers and homogenize their creative output?