By Mary Theroux | Monday February 25, 2013 at 1:06 PM PDT | 17 Comments
The culmination of last night’s Oscars broadcast with a Live! feed from the White House with Mrs. Obama (hangin’ with her military BFs) marks the official recognition of the Presidency as theater: like the old Western sets, no substance required. From the very beginning, President Obama was elected based on his strong delivery of...
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Tags: Afghanistan, Bailouts, Bill of Rights, Budget and Tax Policy, Children, Civil Liberties, Constitution, Culture, Economics, Elections, Environment, Global Warming, Gun Control, Healthcare, Media, Military, Peace, Personal Liberty, Politics, Presidential Power, Progressivism, Propaganda, Second Amendment, War
By Randall Holcombe | at 12:26 PM PDT | 2 Comments
The fiscal cliff is in the news again. After (mostly) settling the tax side of the fiscal cliff in January, the big deal now is that if an agreement is not reached prior to Friday, March 1, $85 billion in automatic spending cuts will take effect. That’s the dreaded sequester that has everyone so...
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Tags: Budget and Tax Policy, Politics, Propaganda, The State
By John C. Goodman | at 10:15 AM PDT | 0 Comments
Suppose you’re a small-business owner, and you’re unsure how to deal with the choices you face under the new healthcare reform law. Unless you employ mainly high-income people, your best option is probably to avoid providing health insurance altogether. The reason: your employees will be able to obtain insurance that is cheaper (for them)...
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Tags: Business, Healthcare, Insurance, Regulation
