Is the tide finally turning on it? It sure should be. This smiley-face fascism has gone on far too long.
Category Archives: Political Commentary
The Corporate Tax Rate Arms Race
A https://www.the-american-interest.com/2017/12/21/ladies-gentlemen-take-places/ is good for all of us.
As I noted on Twitter, many people, ignorant of economics, are going to be surprised at how little reducing corporate tax rates will have on government revenue. Because corporations don’t pay taxes; they only collect them.
Corporations will “pay” less tax, but shareholders and employees will end up paying more, because their income will go up, and the increased economic growth from reduced prices will result in additional revenue as well.
The Steele Dossier
It’s looking more and more like it was the “insurance policy.” The only collusion here was between the Justice Department and the Clinton campaign.
[Late afternoon update]
Nearly half of likely voters think that the FBI broke the law to keep Trump from winning the election. Me, too. This means that the Trump Justice Department can go after them with acceptable political consequences.
TaxCutMageddon
Sarah Hoyt has the grim tale.
Bridenstine Update
Now he’ll have to wait until January to be confirmed as NASA administrator, and it will be a squeaker because politics. And WTF is wrong with Rubio?
The Trump Dossier
Crazy idea: McCabe should be held in contempt of Congress.[
[Update a few minutes later]
Top FBI lawyer reassigned. Ann Althouse interprets the story, because it makes little sense on its face.
Hezbolla, Iran, and Obama
Richard Fernandez writes that Obama was betrayed by time.
And we were betrayed by him and Valerie Jarrett.
Trump’s Space Policy
I haven’t seen everything, so I can’t say for sure that this is the stupidest, most ignorant take on it, but it will do until something dumber comes along.
[Update a few minutes later]
Meanwhile, a much smarter take from Sarah Cruddas.
[Monday-morning update]
Aaaaand here’s a rewriting of space history from Jason Rhian. Too busy with conference to fisk it, but it needs it badly.
[Bumped]
The “Clean Power” Plan
It’s long past time to review the “Endangerment Finding.”
The Higher Education Bubble
Is it about to pop? It’s going to be very ugly.