Joe Biden

October 11, 2024

Taxing Unrealized Capital Gains Will Realize Less than Nothing

The time for sound economic thinking is now. Reading the economic policy news is a daily head-spinning experience. Price-gouging, “greedflation,” $25K government cash subsidies for new homebuyers, eliminating taxes on tips,expanded child tax credits, and taxing unrealized capital gains top the list. Continue Reading...

April 17, 2024

Is Apple a Monopoly?

We all know that person who always seems to have the latest Apple gadget. In many ways, Apple products have become a status symbol. While there is a dedicated and loyal group of Apple fans who believe there are no other options and those who view these products as an external signal to the world that they are superior, most of us consider an array of factors when deciding which products to buy or streaming service to select. Continue Reading...

March 22, 2024

Can We Agree to Disagree Agreeably?

For the past two and a half years, Republicans have used the phrase “Let’s Go Brandon” as shorthand for a profane phrase that begins with an “F” and ends with the president’s name. Continue Reading...

September 26, 2022

The Inflation Reduction Act Won’t Reduce Inflation

President Biden has signed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), his attempt at delivering on his campaign promises of new investments to combat climate change, improve healthcare, and impose “fair” corporate taxes. Continue Reading...

August 16, 2022

Finding wisdom in Barack Obama fanfiction

This diatribe was inspired by the most amusing book I’ve ever encountered. While perusing the wares of a D.C. bookstore, I came across a tome entitled Hope Never Dies by New York Times bestselling author Andrew Shaffer, released in 2018. Continue Reading...

June 24, 2022

Income inequality is not a problem for government to fix

Implicit in concerns about rising income inequality is a critique of the underlying system that generated that inequality: a free market regulated by competition. In a free market, people are rewarded with earnings that correspond to the value they create for others. Continue Reading...

March 16, 2022

What can we expect from Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson?

There is almost no institution in the past 100 years that has more profoundly shaped American public life than the Supreme Court. As a result, the composition of the Supreme Court has become one of the most prominent issues in every campaign season—whether it is the presidential election cycle or the midterm congressional elections. Continue Reading...

March 15, 2022

Put the State of the Union address out of its misery

In the fable of “The Bell and the Cat,” a group of mice discuss how best to protect themselves from a rapacious, predatory cat who has been hunting them down. One mouse suggests they put a bell on the cat so they’ll know when the cat is approaching. Continue Reading...

March 11, 2022

Biden admin official Eric Lander victimized more than just staffers

Allegations of abuse appear to be only the tip of the iceberg in the case of disgraced Biden administration official Eric Lander. According to Politico, the Office of Science and Technology Policy director faces scrutiny for failing to disclose financial interests in a major COVID-19 vaccine manufacturer while publicly advocating for vaccinations in his capacity as a top White House science adviser. Continue Reading...

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