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Shed No Tears for the Floundering Global Tax Cartel Jul. 14, 2022
Implementing a global tax cartel is hard. This lesson is being learned by the bureaucrats who dreamt... Read More
Tax Basics: What's Your Tax IQ? May. 26, 2021
Dear Readers: It's tax time again, and I'm getting lots of questions, especially from young people f... Read More
Raise Your Financial IQ in 2020 Jan. 01, 2020
Dear Readers: It's that time again. And while you may have promised yourself to be smarter about you... Read More
Illinois' Approach to Legalizing Marijuana Strikes the Right Balance Jun. 05, 2019
Illinois' newly approved plan to legalize recreational marijuana appears well thought out, with stri... Read More
Trump's Speeding Tax Bill Throws Fairness Off the Tracks Dec. 22, 2017
You know the speeding train that tragically jumped the track over an interstate on its inaugural run... Read More
A Tax Bill About Growth, Not Envy Dec. 20, 2017
As I listen to and read what those on the left have to say about the soon-to-be-law tax bill, I wond... Read More
Road Map for Tax Reform Dec. 06, 2017
House and Senate Republicans are racing to hammer out a tax cut agreement that blends the House bill... Read More
Tax Reform Debate Taxing Republicans' Negotiating Skills Oct. 26, 2017
The good news is that there's a debate in Washington about how to make the tax code less destructive... Read More
'Tax Cuts for the Rich'? May. 01, 2017
One of the painful realities of our times is how long a political lie can survive, even after having... Read More
As Trump Unmuzzles the Economy, a Rosy Scenario Will Become Economic Reality Feb. 28, 2017
Virtually the whole world is beating up on the Trump administration for daring to predict that low m... Read More
A Recipe for Economic Growth in the New Year Jan. 05, 2017
With the beginning of a new year comes the hope for change. There is so much we could wish for ̵... Read More
Robin Hood Economics Falls Flat in Debates Oct. 07, 2016
Robin Hood is dead. Or at least seriously ailing. The politics of taking from the rich and giving to... Read More
Anatomy of a Multi-Government Shakedown Sep. 22, 2016
I'm slow to defend corporations these days because so many of them have built their business models ... Read More
The Uncompetitive Effects of Tax Harmonization May. 26, 2016
During a visit to the World Bank this week, I got a sobering lesson about the degree to which the pe... Read More
Carried Interest and Hedge Funds Dec. 16, 2015
Dear Mr. Berko: Please explain carried interest, which some of the presidential candidates are talki... Read More
Republican Tax Fantasies Nov. 12, 2015
The Republican presidential candidates have not rallied behind Ben Carson in his clash with the news... Read More
Politicians' Words Oct. 20, 2015
At the recent televised debate among candidates for the Democrats' nomination for president, Hillary... Read More
Pro-Growth Economist Angus Deaton Echoes JFK Oct. 17, 2015
The Democratic presidential debate ironically took place the same week that a Princeton University p... Read More
John Tamny Is Making Economics Popular Again Apr. 09, 2015
When The Rolling Stones rerelease their classic 1971 album, "Sticky Fingers," in June, it will prese... Read More
'Bait and Switch' Taxes Sep. 03, 2012
We have heard many times from President Barack Obama how he plans to raise taxes on "millionair... Read More
