Category: United States government
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Why I shall caucus for Ron Paul in Kansas
A common theme of the various candidates for the Republican Party nomination for the Presidency of the United States is Ronald Reagan. Candidates compete with each other to be the true heir of Reagan and his legacy. Ron Paul, however, looks back to an even earlier time in American politics when the word “conservative” had…
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Unlearning Roosevelt
Writing in the July 8, 2007 Washington Post, George Will has a column titled “Declaration of Dependence.” The link to it is here, although you may have to register (for free) to read it. All through my public school education, we were taught that Franklin Roosevelt was godlike for saving the country from the Great…
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President Bush’s tax hike
At the end of March 2007, President Bush raised taxes on Americans. How so? He did it by applying tariffs to imports of paper from China.
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Reform the “other” welfare
A recent USA Today editorial (“Hooked on Handouts” July 31, 2006) makes the case for reforming corporate welfare, given the success of “regular” welfare reform:
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Rep. Todd Tiahrt and BTK
Congressman Todd Tiahrt has secured $1 million for use by the Wichita Police Department in the omnibus appropriations bill that goes before the House of Representatives on Monday. The bill has already passed the Senate, Tiahrt spokesman Chuck Knapp said, and approval by the House is expected to be a formality. While there are safeguards…
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Missing From the Social Security Debate
This is what I haven’t seen mentioned in the debate over the future of social security. Opponents of private accounts cite the risk inherent in investing in markets. Instead, they will rely on future generations of workers to pay the taxes necessary to pay promised social security benefits. It seems to me, though, that investments…