Liberty
Khanna admits truth about misnamed billionaire tax
Editors at Issues and Insights write about US Rep. Ro Khanna’s telling admission about a new tax proposal. It took less time than we would have imagined, but proponents of…
Austria
country in Central Europe
Liberty
Merkel’s lasting negative impact on Europe
Andrew Stuttaford writes for National Review Online about a former German leader’s lingering impact on European life. The reckless, arrogant and narcissistic decision by Angela Merkel, Germany’s second-worst chancellor, to…
Liberty
Energy Crisis Places Green Agenda in New Perspective
Jeremy Beaman reports for the Washington Examiner on new negative assessments of the green energy agenda. Soaring costs are driving many countries toward more of the fossil fuels they had…
Liberty
Inflation Sparks Interest in Economics of Suburban Life
Kevin Williamson of National Review Online offers suburban readers an economics lesson. High fuel prices have many Americans spending an unusual amount of time talking about one term from economics:…
Liberty
Friday Rewind: Schwarzenegger Describes Fear While Living In Soviet-Occupied Austria
For those who believe this country is a terrible place, a place where discrimination is the rule and only the rich prosper, I suggest taking a listen to this first-hand…
Liberty
Biden Travel Ban Labeled Inhumane
Ellen Carmichael writes at National Review Online about problems caused by the Biden administration’s travel ban. In January 2021, my husband and I happily welcomed our first child. While no…
Education
Emphasizing civics education
Mike Sabo writes at Real Clear Wire about the importance of civics education in a nation with our form of government. “Civic knowledge is an indispensable element of what it…
Education
Fred Singer Has Died
The great climate iconoclast was 95 when he passed away last week. He will be sorely missed. Here’s an excerpt from Princeton physicist Will Happer’s tribute: Fred Singer has fought…
Education
Leef’s latest Martin Center column looks into the best higher education around the world
George Leef of the Martin Center highlights a search for the best higher education around the globe. Many Americans crow that our higher education system is “the envy of the…
Elections & Public Integrity
Man bites dog! CNN highlights Bernie Sanders’ serial falsehoods
Daniel Dale of CNN.com highlights an inconvenient fact for Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont is once again saying on the campaign trail and in interviews…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Grant pans Austria’s 100-year bonds
Jim Grant of Barron’s highlights the flaws of Austria’s new 100-year bonds. The National Weather Service makes 76 billion meteorological observations a year and mobilizes computing power 10,000 times greater…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
European wealth taxes dropped
For those who believe American tax policy should follow European countries’ lead, Chris Edwards offers an interesting perspective at National Review Online. Senator Elizabeth Warren is pushing a wealth-tax plan…