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The Iran Deal
Our reality TV presidency is nearing its zenith. With John Bolton joining the inner sanctum of our national security team, we will have...
Russia's Managed Democracy
As you may be aware, Russia yesterday held its presidential “election” and, as was widely expected, Vladimir Putin was “elected”...
Trumpcare in Action
As we all remember well, Donald Trump and the Republican Party failed to repeal the Affordable Care Act via legislation. As we also know,...
Labor's Share of Income
Labor policy and labor economics are a frequent thought of mine, but not one on which I’ve written previously. I was forwarded this...
A Brief History of Net Neutrality
The year 2008 doesn’t seem like such a long time ago. Unless you are among my youngest readers, it isn’t just some foggy memory from your...
Trump-proof Your State
Let's forget, for a second, what an awful human being Donald Trump is. It's hard, I know - I mean the guy has literally sanitized...
Getting Selfish on Taxes
I pay a lot of tax. Being a relatively high earner, entirely through earned income, while living in New York State and New York City, you...
Cut Corporate Taxes, Discourage Hiring
Once upon a time, somebody proposed the elimination of the charitable deduction against income for US Federal income taxes. Doing so...
You Can't Do This on a Postcard
Pointing out the lies being told in furtherance of tax “reform” is hardly an original exercise. Borrowing the successful Obamacare repeal...
Richard Cordray is a Badass
Seldom has a new government agency done more for citizens at a lower cost to taxpayers than the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, or...
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