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We Are on the Road to Serfdom
2+ week, 19+ hour ago (569+ words) Friedrich Hayek published The Road to Serfdom'in 1944, a classic book on economics for the ages. We would do well to understand his message, because it reads today less like a theory and more like a warning. What Hayek described is…...
Help wanted: Too many men aren't working, and it's affecting all of us
2+ week, 1+ day ago (1001+ words) The idea of a man as a "breadwinner" has been dismissed by some cultural elites as not just stale, but also harmful and unjust. "We developed this expectation of "man as breadwinner" very recently in our evolution. And it"s…...
The Economists Who Got It Right
2+ week, 3+ day ago (544+ words) Politicians say they can "make the economy work better." I once believed they could. But years of reporting taught me that politicians' attempts to "fix" the economy usually make things worse. Twenty years ago, Republicans and Democrats helped create the…...
An Open Letter to President Trump From an American Mother
3+ week, 1+ day ago (443+ words) I am writing to thank you. I don't think you have heard much of that lately. But I think it's about time someone said it out loud where the media and naysayers can't ignore it." That was the day I…...
Affordability Is Not a Slogan. Democrats Treat It Like One.
4+ week, 19+ hour ago (1233+ words) At President Trump's State of the Union, a Pennsylvania mom stood up and told the country that her family is saving $5, 000 a year " real money, kitchen-table money " because of no tax on tips, no tax on overtime, and an expanded…...
President Donald J. Trump Can Index Capital Gains With Pen
4+ week, 19+ hour ago (416+ words) Your grandfather bought a piece of land outside Tulsa in 1978 for $40, 000. You sell it today for $180, 000. On paper, you made $140, 000 " and Uncle Sam wants his cut. Here's what the Internal Revenue Service doesn't care about: a dollar in 1978 bought roughly…...