Editorials: Budgets and Taxes

R.I.P. James M. Buchanan (1919-2013)

James L. Johnston
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January 19, 2013
James McGill Buchanan Jr. died Wednesday, January 9, 2013 in Blacksburg, Virginia.

Overcoming Obama’s Obduracy

Peter Ferrara
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January 18, 2013
President Obama said at his increasingly notorious press conference on Monday, “America cannot afford another debate with this Congress about whether or not they should pay the bills they have alre

The Wages of Unemployment

Richard Vedder
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January 17, 2013
From the mid-17th century to the late 20th century, the American economy grew roughly 3.5% a year. That growth rate has since declined significantly.

To Win The Debt-Ceiling Debate, We Must Discredit Obama's Debt Dishonesty

Peter Ferrara
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January 14, 2013
President Obama tells the nation that Congress must increase the debt limit because they “should pay the bills that they have already racked up.” Let me translate that into household economics.

If They Would Just Think Anew

Peter Ferrara
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January 11, 2013
Fundamental, structural, entitlement reforms, proven to work in the real world, would provide far better benefits for seniors and the poor, while slashing future entitlement spending.

Getting to Vegas, Baby? Forget High-Speed Rail

Wendell Cox
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January 07, 2013
Yahoo Travel ranks the Las Vegas Strip as the nation's second most popular tourist attraction, trailing only Times Square in New York City.

President Obama's Re-Election Is Powerful Evidence Of Democracy Failure

Peter Ferrara
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January 05, 2013
“Do not blame Caesar, blame the people of Rome who have so enthusiastically acclaimed and adored him and rejoiced in their loss of freedom and danced in his path and gave him triumphal

Tax Cuts and Duplicity

Peter Ferrara
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January 04, 2013
Neither President Obama nor any other Democrat ever proposed any middle class tax cut in the fiscal cliff negotiations.

Don’t Fear the Fiscal Cliff

Steve Stanek
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January 01, 2013
Despite the lies, spin, and spun lies pouring from the mouths of nearly everyone involved in the “fiscal cliff” negotiations or speaking for those who are involved in them, some people see the trut

The Term 'Assault Weapon' Is Just A PR Stunt Meant To Fool The Gullible

Peter Ferrara
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December 31, 2012
Senator Diane Feinstein (D-CA) has announced that she will be introducing legislation to reenact the ban on so-called assault weapons that she