Elections should be held on April 16th- the day after we pay our income taxes. That is one of the few things that might discourage politicians from being big spenders.

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If you have been voting for politicians who promise to give you goodies at someone...

If you have been voting for politicians who promise to give you goodies at someone...

Like a baseball game, wars are not over till they are over. Wars don't run...

Like a baseball game, wars are not over till they are over. Wars don't run...

The big divide in this country is not between Democrats and Republicans, or women and...

The big divide in this country is not between Democrats and Republicans, or women and...

The most fundamental fact about the ideas of the political left is that they do...

The most fundamental fact about the ideas of the political left is that they do...

It doesnt matter what you do if you dont do what matters. If you do...

It doesnt matter what you do if you dont do what matters. If you do...

Balanced budget requirements seem more likely to produce accounting ingenuity than genuinely balanced budgets.

Balanced budget requirements seem more likely to produce accounting ingenuity than genuinely balanced budgets.

The next time some academics tell you how important diversity is, ask how many Republicans...

The next time some academics tell you how important diversity is, ask how many Republicans...

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As a rule of thumb, Congressional legislation that is bipartisan is usually twice as bad...

People used to say, Ignorance is no excuse. Today, ignorance is no problem. After all,...

People used to say, Ignorance is no excuse. Today, ignorance is no problem. After all,...

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Stopping illegal immigration would mean that wages would have to rise to a level where...

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Facts do not speak for themselves. They speak for or against competing theories. Facts divorced...

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The welfare state is not really about the welfare of the masses. It is about...

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Capitalism knows only one color: that color is green; all else is necessarily subservient to...

Each new generation born is in effect an invasion of civilization by little barbarians, who...

Each new generation born is in effect an invasion of civilization by little barbarians, who...

There are few things more dishonorable than misleading the young.

There are few things more dishonorable than misleading the young.

The real minimum wage is zero.

The real minimum wage is zero.

What 'multiculturalism' boils down to is that you can praise any culture in the world...

What 'multiculturalism' boils down to is that you can praise any culture in the world...

When you want to help people, you tell them the truth. When you want to...

When you want to help people, you tell them the truth. When you want to...

Compromise used to mean that half a loaf was better than no bread. Among modern...

Compromise used to mean that half a loaf was better than no bread. Among modern...

What is conservatism? Is it not adherence to the old and tried, against the new...

What is conservatism? Is it not adherence to the old and tried, against the new...

People are so busy dreaming the American Dream, fantasizing about what they could be or...

People are so busy dreaming the American Dream, fantasizing about what they could be or...