We can breathe easier now. That chilly wind we mistook for political persecution…
Taxes
“Indefensible Wealth”+
It’s a question many people can’t stop asking: When so many have so little,…
Admit Defeat, Claim Victory+
F.D.R. had his New Deal; well, Mr. Obama has his Big Deal….Consider, in particular,…
Diversity Redefined+
Can’t we all just get along? It seems that everyone wants a divorce these days. …
Holidays And Gifts+
Today’s news is all about “gifts,” which seems seasonally appropriate. …
Melmo+
Melmo has it all figured out. If something’s going on, he wants in. If not, he curls…
Tax The Poor+
For a wonderful juxtaposition of deception and candor in two consecutive sentences,…
The Return of Chauncy Gardner+
Government no more spends our money than a garden spends water or a body…
Dance of the Dodgers+
Before the economic crisis hit Europe, I observed during a trip that many Greek businesses…
Draper's Fancy Drapes+
I’m not usually one to attack specific articles I read, but when it’s The…
Kill the host, kill the …. (?)+
Things are looking up for nemo. For weeks now, he has been submerged in a Stygian gloom,…
Reasons Not to Tax the Rich Rapidly Evaporating+
Recently NPR went in search of small business owners who would declare, in support of…
Need more taxes? Make more taxpayers!+
The Congress is nothing if not inventive. It seems that our President has a plan to…
Just Who Are The 1%? The 10%? You’d be surprised.+
(Courtesy of our Facebook friend Rushe): According to a handy income calculator provided…
Occupy Wall Street: Not What People Think+
It’s remarkable how many so-called pundits have talked or written about the…
Should Five Percent Appear Too Small…+
I’ve been hearing a lot of misinformed squabbling over taxes lately. One problem…
Rich Man, Dead Man+
My, how the rich are under attack these days. And why not? Times are hard; families…
One for You, Nineteen for Me+
Thanks to my esteemed colleague Nemo Paradise, our readers have gotten a magnified…