Domestic Policy
Voodoo Taxation
Should the Bush income tax cuts be made permanent? Answering this question is likely to be one of the first…
Read MoreDon’t Mend it, End It
Take a look at your pay stub and you’ll see separate amounts withheld for income taxes and the payroll tax…
Read MoreDo-Over Democracy
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Read MoreDon’t Bash the ‘Burbs, Improve the City
I love the phrase ‘urban sprawl.’ Can you think of another phrase for a social issue that reminds you of…
Read MoreCuring What Ails Corporate America
(The title has been changed to protect the author.) When the prizes get bigger, people run a little faster, jump…
Read MoreMore money hasn’t made public schools better
So education vouchers are constitutional after all. At least that’s what the Supreme Court says, and they’re the only ones…
Read MoreWhat Do Farmers Want From Me?
From Ideas on Liberty You’d think in a democracy that the greater the number of people on your side of…
Read MoreNapsternomics: What’s the Most Effective Way to Protect Intellectual Property?
In the heyday of Napster, you could steer virtually any song onto your computer desktop. Without much additional effort, you…
Read MoreFarm Aid
Text from National Public Radio, Morning Edition Audio I suspect the irony was lost on the President. On the same…
Read MoreIn Praise of That Ugly Box On the Edge of Town
Wal-Mart has become the biggest corporation in the world, measured in annual sales. To some, Wal-Mart’s success is the ultimate…
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