The “Fair Share” Lie

No, Joe, There is No Such Thing as a “Fair Share” of Taxes: "Tax rates are largely politically motivated and arbitrarily chosen, and stacked with exemptions and penalties to help incentivize behaviors favored by the politicians writing the voluminous tax code. Regardless of the rates, there is no 'fairness' to be achieved." ~ Brian Balfour

A Timeless Method for Resisting Tyranny

A Timeless Method for Resisting Tyranny

On the Mercantilist and Monarchial Origins of the Concept of the ‘Balance of Trade’

On the Mercantilist and Monarchial Origins of the Concept of the ‘Balance of Trade’

I See Dead Policies

I See Dead Policies

Norway’s Wealth Tax Is Backfiring. Are Americans Paying Attention?

Norway’s Wealth Tax Is Backfiring. Are Americans Paying Attention?

Corporate Culture Wars

Corporate Culture Wars: What Mastercard’s shareholder proposals reveal about politics in the boardroom

Bushfires and Floods Aren’t From Clinate Change

A Look Back from Canadian Wildfires to Australian Bushfires and Floods

The Collapse of the USSR Was One the Best Things that Happened to the Environment

The Collapse of the USSR Was One the Best Things that Happened to the Environment: "These proportions suggest that the collapse of the USSR was an incredibly cheap climate-change mitigation 'policy.' Indeed, the mitigation was itself a benefit to economic growth rather than a cost." ~ Vincent Geloso

Can the CDC’s Reputation Be Restored?

Can the CDC’s Reputation Be Restored?: The opportunity available to the agency’s new leader

2023 Indy 500: Full Race - Call by IMS

Capitalism’s Cure for Economic Sins

Capitalism’s Cure for Economic Sins: "Anyone who takes economic ideas and their moral implications seriously would do well to clear space on their bookshelf for Seven Deadly Economic Sins." ~ Richard Morrison

Totalitarianism and the Five Stages of Dehumanization

Totalitarianism and the Five Stages of Dehumanization

The Trouble with Politics in Pop Culture

The Trouble with Politics in Pop Culture: "With massive audiences and considerable influence, these networks and productions are responsible for the misinformation they distribute." ~ Blake Ball

NPR, BBC, CBC, Their Propagandizing, And Real Independence

Media Independence Does Not Really Mean Media Independence: "No politician needs to bribe a journalist. All that is needed is a politician’s power to sculpt the shape of the news market in ways that are to his advantage." ~ Vincent Geloso