The Tax Foundation has released a map displaying the ranking and dollar/citizen each state pulls in via excise taxes. Excise taxes are usually placed on goods that consumers can’t avoid, like gasoline, or goods that governments would prefer consumers avoid, like cigarettes or alcohol (also called Sin Taxes). Policy makers are attempting to generate maximum […]
Archives for July 2016
Is Your State a Fiscal Mess?
For years I have followed the excellent work of Eileen Norcross at the Mercatus Center. Norcross laid the foundations for my RIP Map, and is always a source of great information. Earlier this summer, Norcross and Mercatus Center research assistant Olivia Gonzalez, released a report Ranking the States by Fiscal Condition. Needless to say, if you’re […]
A Festival of Death in Europe
I am aware of no one who does a better job of alerting Americans to the abject cancer of radical Islam than former CIA bin Laden unit chief Dr. Michael Scheuer. There is no question in my mind that any incoming American president should headline on his “America First” “Defend America at all Costs” team […]
Worse than Trump? The Establishment
“Donald Trump’s speech was important,” writes Peggy Noonan in the WSJ. “He is a vivid figure and for a year has elicited strong reactions. By now he’s exhausting. We have Trump Fatigue. Also, who doesn’t know how he feels about him? His acceptance speech was an opportunity to break through in a new way and […]
Republicans: Reckoning Day Has Arrived
Pat Buchanan drives home the point that a Trump-led GOP is not going to be about open borders, free trade globalism, or reflexive interventionism. About Cruz, a prediction: He will not be the nominee in 2020. He will never be the nominee. If Trump wins, Cruz is cooked. If Trump loses, his people will not […]
RIP Lewie Steinberg
Lewie Steinberg, original bassist of Booker T. and MGs has sadly passed away. Steinberg played on the band’s first two albums, Green Onions and Soul Dressing. He died Thursday of cancer at age 82. Steinberg had a long and successful career as a writer and composer working with others including Otis Redding, Stax Records’ famous […]
Meet The Blackhawk With a Right Hook
Sikorsky showcases its BattleHawk at Farnborough International Airshow 2016. Source: Sikorsky BattleHawk Sikorsky Black Hawk armed kit – Expanding mission effectiveness for your existing BLACK HAWK helicopters. An important aspect of the BATTLEHAWK system is its flexibility. The mission computer and weaponization modifications can be ordered with new-build aircraft as described in the UH-60M and S-70iTM […]
Roads Less Traveled
Dick and I will no longer be looking in the rearview mirrors of our Harley-Davidsons. After 24 years of riding over 120,000 miles, we are hanging up our riding gear. Sad? In many ways, of course. But the flip side is that we have seen plenty of this country from two wheels without one serious mishap. […]
German Tsunami of Unaccompanied Minors
The Wall Street Journal analyzes the outcome of Germany’s decision to allow waves of “unaccompanied minors” to pour into the country. BERLIN—A 17-year-old asylum seeker’s rampage on a German train has thrown the spotlight on a subset of migrants seen as particularly susceptible to crime or radical extremism: unaccompanied minors. The attacker’s age hits directly […]
Paul Ryan Takes Lincoln’s Name in Vain
Back when Paul Ryan was still holding out on endorsing Donald Trump as the GOP nominee, he referenced “free trade” as a pillar of the Party of Lincoln. In response, Pat Buchanan put the lie to that claim. Thanks to my client Kushro Ghandi for sending this post along for a look back. Readers very much enjoyed […]
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