The Cato Institute’s Dan Mitchell sounds the cash warning. Politicians, he writes; hate tax havens since the option of a fiscal refuge makes confiscatory taxation impractical. They hate the underground economy because that means hard-to-tax economic activity. And they hate cash because it gives consumers an anonymous payment mechanism. Dr. Mitchell explores “the animosity to […]
Welcome to the Home of Ford Motor Co.
Originally posted July 6, 2015. Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit, has a population of about 98,000, of which 29% speak Arabic. As of 2014, the city council president was Muslim and the majority of the council members were Arab. The Islamic Center of America Mosque, Dearborn, Michigan, is pictured above. It is the largest […]
The Three Credible Candidates for President
Rand Paul, Ted Cruz and Donald Trump form the “Credible Threesome.” All three make my cut based on their understanding that (1) America’s tax code must be junked, (2) the 2nd Amendment is hallowed ground, (3) radical Islam and Muslim immigration must be forcefully dealt with, and (4) nation building and foreign intervention do not […]
Is Syria 2015 Sarajevo 1914?
Pat Buchanan asks this terrifying question, linking the actions of “War Party Republicans, who have learned nothing from the past.” Included in Pat’s rogues gallery roster of “War Dogs” are: Gov. Chris Christie, about whom Rand Paul quipped, “If you’re in favor of World War III, you have your candidate.” Carly Fiorina, who claims she […]
Paul Excoriates Clueless Neocons in Best Debate Yet
The American Conservative’s Daniel Larison tells readers, “Paul excoriated Rubio on immigration surveillance, and foreign policy. … He also had a strong exchange with Christie over Syria and Russia and got the better of him.” Larison writes that Christie’s “clueless belligerence was on full display.” Regarding a couple of the other candidates, Daniel writes, “Kasich […]
Rand Paul—No One Even Close
Forgetting showmanship, Americans learned something vital in the recent Republican debate. When it comes to the issue of small, constitutional government as intended by our Founders and practiced through the decades by our sister federal republic, Switzerland, no candidate comes close to Rand Paul. Throughout their political careers, Ron and Rand Paul have been at […]
The Presidential Debate—Winners and Losers
Rand Paul and Donald Trump were winners. Jeb Bush, Carly Fiorina, Ben Carson, Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, Chris Christie, and John Kasich all lost ground to Paul and Trump. In short, had Mr. Trump not been on stage, how many fewer Americans would have watched the debate? And how many would have remained awake until the […]
Thousands Dead, Tens of Thousands Wounded
Pat Buchanan writes, “It was the elites of both parties who failed to secure our borders and brokered the trade deals that have de-industrialized America and eviscerated our middle class. It was the elites of both parties who got us into these idiotic wars that have blown up the Middle East, cost us trillions of dollars, […]
Front National Delivers a Warning in French Elections
Angelique Chrisafis writes for The Guardian in Paris: Even if the rising tide of the far right Front National (FN) had been held back – temporarily at least – by tactical voting and a leap in turnout, the lessons were clear to see. The nationalist, anti-immigration, anti-European party was here to stay. There were no […]
John McCain: Often Dead Wrong but Never in Doubt
Here Daniel Larison excoriates war-dog Senator John McCain over his scolding of Air Force General Paul Selva at a Senate Armed Servces Committee hearing. Larison chastises McCain for his willingness to spend American blood on any and all military engagements, and for risking a broader war with Russia in Syria that could lead to perilous […]
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