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Last Thursday the Republicans released their plan for tax reform. It included a number of changes to the income tax, a reduction in corporate taxes,…
Last Thursday the Republicans released their plan for tax reform. It included a number of changes to the income tax, a reduction in corporate taxes,…
I thought I’d piss off an entire country today. My wife and I just returned from a month-long trip to the Canadian Rockies. Banff, Lake…
Obamacare is dying. Insurance premiums are continuing to haul-ass to the moon and major insurance companies are getting out of the individual market as fast…
So today the House of Representatives voted to pass the American Health Care Act which most commentators have been referring to as Obamacare-lite. All but…
Since taking the oath of office just 10 days ago, Donald Trump has been a very busy man. As his predecessor said, he has a phone…
In 2008 the economy was in free fall and the wars-without-end in Iraq and Afghanistan were on the evening news every night reminding us how…
NOT MY PRESIDENT! This has become the rallying cry for many sore losers who supported Hillary Clinton in this year’s Presidential election. Their argument is…
If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. … The truth is the greatest enemy…
If you’ve lived in the American South then you know what kudzu is. With its typical brilliance the US government instituted an erosion control program…
I sat down to write this less than 24 hours after Trump pulled off the greatest upset in US electoral history. And from what I…
You don’t have to wait any longer – the progressive wet dream has come true! Single-payer health insurance is here! Can I get a “Hallelujah”?…
Let’s get one thing clear right up front – no matter who you vote for, your vote for President doesn’t count. It’s a fact. If…
Insanity: Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. – Albert Einstein Republican and Democratic voters, you would do well to reconsider…
My wife and I just returned from a trip to Oregon where we spent the better part of two weeks hiking. Despite all the government…
Some quick notes, questions, and random thoughts about the news from this past week. On October 21, 2011 President Obama declared the Iraq War over…
It’s everyones favorite time of year – income tax filing season. A little over half of the households in the US will have an income…
Some quick notes, questions, and random thoughts about the news from the past week. The stupidity and silliness regarding North Carolina’s religion-based bigotry law continued…
Some quick notes, questions, and random thoughts about the news from the past two weeks. The March jobs report was released last Friday causing one…
Some quick notes, questions, and random thoughts about the news from this past week. This week President Obama performed his Constitutional duty to nominate a…
It has become fashionable, especially among Democrats, to call Donald Trump the new Hitler. Of course, when people do this it conjures up mental images…
Some quick notes, questions, and random thoughts about the news from this past week. Progressive college students are getting progressively loonier. The Student Assembly for…
Some quick notes, questions, and random thoughts about the news from this past week. On Friday the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the employment…
You’re walking down the street minding your own business when a scruffy looking guy with an iron pipe comes running up to you. He raises…
Some quick notes, questions, and random thoughts about the news from this past week. Last week US taxpayers spent somewhere between $13,000 and $91,000 to…
Some quick notes, questions, and random thoughts about the news from this past week. How retarded are the Republicans? Seriously, are they being led by…
On February 3rd Lisa Fitzpatrick, a local dog activist, received an email and video from an Ashe County (North Carolina) resident who lives near a…
This year’s edition of the disease that will end civilization is upon us … Zika virus! Zika joins a long list of infectious diseases that…
Next Monday the nine-month long grind of primaries, conventions, and voting to choose the next President begins with the Iowa caucuses. Unlike most state primaries…
As a result of last week’s article (The Libertarian State of the Union) I got into a discussion with one of my acquaintances over the…
In case you didn’t notice how wonderful the last seven years have been, President Obama pointed it out in his State of the Union speech…
As an early Christmas present, the party of limited government, led by fearless debt warrior Paul Ryan, rammed a $1.1 trillion budget bill through Congress…
Happy New Year! By now you’re probably sick of Bing Crosby, Burl Ives, Barbara Streisand, and José Feliciano singing the traditional Christmas standards. And you’re…