Taxes and Spending

Tax day reminds us of the violent coercion that is essential to every government's budget.

How much do you actually have to earn to pay that $100 plumber's bill?

The Anti-Federalist "Brutus" predicted 200 years ago how invasive our tax system would become.

The way that government collects taxes is awful. The process of spending it is even worse.

Sound money is the most important check on government spending.

Thanks to government loans, the price of college has skyrocketed in recent years because student loans mean colleges can raise their prices without driving away otherwise-price-sensitive students. Only a fraction of the hefty price hikes go toward classroom instruction or core educational functions.

If consumers are free to choose, any entrepreneur focused on serving customers can compete against even huge established corporations. Moreover, the market provides a way to reward the most innovative and customer-centered entrepreneurs.

The Henry Hazlitt Memorial Lecture sponsored by Hunter Lewis

New York will legalize MMA, but plans to tax Mixed Martial Arts events at an even higher rate than boxing or wrestling matches.

Terrorism gripped the headlines again as terrorists struck Brussels, but this latest colossal security failure for Europe and the West is not likely to lead to an evaluation of the value of state security.