It has been a while since Obama promised to give us free things, but he has stepped up his game this time with the prospect of free community college. As usual, all of the normal arguments against government handouts apply… Read More ›
Taxes
Fairness by Mandate
Today I decided to pay a visit to the local movie theater and watch Dinesh D’Souza’s new film “America, Imagine a World Without Her” and very much enjoyed myself, though I was slightly disappointed (but not surprised) by the fact… Read More ›
Pork Barrel Reid.
Our favorite Senator from Nevada is once again putting his mouth in the news. In a startling turn, he didn’t blame the Koch Brothers and actually bashed Obama a bit. So what could bring such an about-face from our esteemed… Read More ›
Animal Farm on MSNBC.
A few days ago the Krystal Ball a co-host on MSNBC’s The Cycle gave us this inspired interpretation of the meaning of George Orwell’s Animal Farm.. “Animal Farm, hmm. Isn’t that Orwell’s political parable of farm animals where a bunch… Read More ›
Minimum Wage in Seattle.
I do believe that minimum wage laws hurt the workers in the long run and we would be better off by focusing on building the economy and fighting back regulations. However, the beauty of our system of government is that… Read More ›
Nevada’s Sherwood Forest
I would say if you haven’t heard about what is happening at the Bundy Ranch by now, you must be living under a rock….but in order to find a rock of that size, you are probably on land run by… Read More ›
Hayes and The New Abolitionism….?
When I started scrolling through the internet today, I hadn’t planned on posting another piece involving Chris Hayes. But apparently Mr Hayes enjoys the attention, so he provided this interesting essay comparing the Abolition movement with Global Warming hysteria. Despite… Read More ›
Fiore vs Hayes.
If you have been following the Bundy ranch standoff, you that Michele Fiore is the most visible elected official on the Pro-Bundy side. This is a good video of her on the Chris Hayes show the other day talking about… Read More ›
Even Facts can be Biased.
http://www.vox.com/2014/4/18/5620702/case-for-confiscatory-taxation It was in the news early this year that Ezra Klein would be leaving the Washington Post to run new type of news site called Vox. We’ll have regular coverage of everything from tax policy to True Detective, but… Read More ›
Let Them Wear Cake!
One might have thought that Obamacare was running out of surprises, but one would be wrong. This last week gave us several more interesting events involving the President’s signature law. Of course there was the news of Obama’s sudden suspension… Read More ›