The American Revolution was sparked in part by unjust taxation. After all, the colonists in Boston rebelled against Britain for imposing “taxation …
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Basic survival, emergency preparedness, some politics with a few fun do-it-yourself skills thrown in.
Basic survival, emergency preparedness, some politics with a few fun do-it-yourself skills thrown in.
The American Revolution was sparked in part by unjust taxation. After all, the colonists in Boston rebelled against Britain for imposing “taxation …
The Biden reconciliation bill is full of mandatory spending which will act as a financial time bombs set to go …
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By Deroy Murdock , a Manhattan-based Fox News contributor, a contributing editor with National Review Online, and a senior fellow with …
Talk about a ludicrous advertising pitch! Speaking of the record-breaking tax-and-spend package currently being pushed through Congress, President Joe Biden last Friday said, “It is …
15 Republicans joined all Democrats to keep the government open through Dec. 3 and avert a shutdown. They included the …
From the Famous cigars website comes this terrible news: “You’ve probably heard about the budget that Congress is negotiating right …
The Taliban have rampaged across the county and claimed the provincial capitals of Ghor, Badghis and Helmand shortly after the …
U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) introduced his “Five Penny Plan” federal budget resolution that will balance within five years. Dr. Paul …
by Dan Mitchell I’ve shared three reasons why Biden’s tax plan is misguided (the tax code is biased against rich taxpayers, the …
The “Hoover did nothing and FDR saved us” fairy tale is the myth that refuses to die. Former Defense Secretary …
Congressional leaders introduced on Monday a fiscal year 2021 omnibus appropriations bill that would provide $1.4 trillion in spending for government agencies …
How does your state stack up? My favorite publication from the Canada-based Fraser Institute is Economic Freedom of the World, which ranks …
Farm subsidies are perhaps the ultimate, but secret, third rail of American politics. While entitlements are discussed out in the …
It is well-known that the federal government has a spending problem, but it is less well-known that the government also …
Every so often, I’ll see a story (or sometimes even just a photo, a court decision, or a phrase) that sums up the …
With child star Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and a large portion of the Democratic Party now openly promoting socialism/communism, it’s a good …
At the very pinnacle of the modern progressive program to make government competent stands the ideal of a professionalized, career …
The other day, I wrote about the disadvantages of state and local governments issuing general obligation debt. Those governments currently …
Yesterday, I wrote about the newest edition of Economic Freedom of the World, which is my favorite annual publication. Not …
I’m a big believer that some images do a great job of capturing an issue. The essential insight of supply-side economics. The …
America has a major dependency problem. In recent decades, there’s been a significant increase in the number of working-age adults …
“While I will speak to the experience of the black community, I know the majority of Americans on welfare aren’t …
Last December, The New York Times broke the story about a secret Pentagon program that searches for UFOs. The Advanced …
Government is awful at doing…just about everything. In no small part because of the rigid, unyielding dictates of human nature. …
Click here to download your free copy: Federal_Fumbles_2017 Our national debt is careening toward $19 trillion (yes, that is a 19 …
Research shows 1.97 million federal employees cost $1 million per minute in taxpayer-funded compensation OpenTheBooks Oversight Report – Mapping the …
There’s an interesting article over on the Forbes website about U.S. tanks. Loren Thompson is saying that there’s an easy way …
All things considered, I like small businesses more than big businesses. Not because I’m against large companies, per se, but …