Time to Junk the Corporate Tax – Michael Boskin, The Wall Street Journal Michael Boskin calls the corporate income tax “the most growth-inhibiting, anticompetitive tax of all,” and he’s right. The United States has the second highest corporate tax rate among the OECD countries. Junking is a no brainer for a more competitive business environment […]
SCOTUS, Afghanistan, and Faisal Shahzad
Liberty and the Supreme Court – Gerard V. Bradley, National Review A community’s right to govern itself is at the heart of the founders’ intent when it comes to the liberty and freedom protected by the constitution. The founders considered the constitution as belonging to the people. It, and the Bill of Rights specifically, protected […]
Over 90 Competitive House Races in 2010
House Races in 2010 – Jim Geraghty, National Review Jim Geraghty counts over 90 house seats that he considers competitive elections in 2010. There are droves of open seats available to the GOP and many Democrats are going to have serious trouble this year keeping their seats in the House, especially freshmen who went to […]
No Sanctuary for Arizona’s Illegals in San Francisco
Obama’s Border Breakdown – Audrey Hudson, Human Events Border control agents are being left in the cold by the Obama administration. No funding for overtime could force border control agents to stop an ongoing pursuit of an illegal immigrant at the end of a shift. In other words, drug runners should target the shift change, […]
Obama Appoints Three Doves to Fed
Obamacon Doves vs. Hard-Money Heartland Hawks – Larry Kudlow, National Review President Obama has appointed three easy-money wonks to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. The three will likely target unemployment rates over inflation rates and will follow chairman Ben Bernanke in his drive to reinflate the economy. The three new governors and Bernanke will […]
President Obama Chooses Illegal Immigrants Over Citizens
Illegal Aliens: Law and Sovereignty in Arizona – Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review When laws become so ridiculously long and complicated that the common man can’t understand them without going to law school, they have failed those under them. James Madison wrote that government cannot be legitimate if “the laws be so voluminous that they […]
Arizona has Waited 15 Years for Federal Action
Arizona Officials Dispute Racial Profiling Charges – Robert M. Engstrom, Human Events Sheriffs and police in Arizona deal with smugglers, drug runners, and other illegal border crossers on a daily basis. Until now they have not had the tools to effectively deal with these criminals. The federal government has turned a blind eye to the […]
Is Arizona a Totalitarian Regime?
Whose Country Is This? – Pat Buchanan, Human Events The federal government has failed in protecting the country’s borders. The president is acting as if illegal immigration isn’t even a problem, and Republican “leadership” in the form of John McCain is calling for a paltry 3,000 troops to be sent to guard the southern border. […]
Dividend Tax to Hit Seniors and Retirees
The Great Dividend-Tax Mystery – Laura Saunders, The Wall Street Journal When the Bush tax cuts expire on January 1, President Obama and the Democrats in Congress have three choices: extend them, allow them to expire entirely and force retired Americans to pay nearly 40% of their dividend income to Uncle Sam, or increase the […]
Sheriff Mack Part V
In the chapter of The County Sheriff titled “Real Criminals,” Sheriff Mack tells Americans that the IRS should never have existed in the first place. There should be no tax on incomes. The 16th Amendment, which supposedly authorized Congress to collect income tax, was never ratified by the states. Sheriff Mack summarizes his chapter on […]
