Free Trade and Steel: Winners and Losers! – Freedom Philosophy
Gary Cohn recently departed from the Trump administration in protest of their protectionism and diminishing stance on free trade for steel and aluminum - a policy that most of Trump’s advisors heavily advised against. Trump recently claimed that trade wars
Why the Bureaucrats in Washington Fear the Congressional Budget Act
Congress gave us another false choice: either shut down the government, or vote for more debt. The Congressional Budget Act of 1974 dictates that Congress is to pass 12 separate appropriation bills, as opposed to an omnibus bill or a
Wagenomics: Do You Earn Less Because of Your Race, Gender or Other Feature?
Since the beginning of time, inequality of outcome has lead people to point blame towards a source of troubles. There’s no questioning that women, minorities and others have been treated unfairly in the workplace and have suffered from lower wages;
The Stock Market – What Happened? – Freedom Philosophy
Monday represented the single greatest daily decline in the history of the stock market. Initially, it had plunged 1,600 points, which would have been the entire value of the stock market throughout the majority of the Reagan administration. In beginning to
Red Dirt Liberty Report: Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, and JP Morgan Tackle Healthcare
Three of the world’s largest corporations - Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, and JP Morgan - announced a joint venture this past week to take on the task of finding ways to reduce healthcare costs for their employees. The three companies represent
Scoring For Liberty: Football, the National Anthem and the XFL
Should professional athletes stand for the national anthem? That’s the question that fueled most debates involving the National Football League at the beginning of the season. Personally, I don’t care if the players stand for the Star Spangled Banner. I took
Freedom Philosophy: The State Of The Union – Is America “Great Again”?
Last night Donald Trump gave his first State of the Union address, punctuated with painfully elongated applause, heart-warming stories of triumph, and gut-wrenching stories of tragedy. After much speculation we’ve finally arrived a year later to address the question -
The Worst and the Slightly Intolerable of America’s Taxes
Ask the average American the difference between a Republican and a Democrat on economics and they’ll say the Republican wants lower taxes and spending than the Democrat. This isn’t saying it’s true. I think evidence shows the GOP is not
Libertarians Should Be Wary of Tax Reform – The Right Engle
Tax reform has been one of the few legislative accomplishments of the Trump administration thus far. Slashing taxes for businesses as well as individuals, the new tax regime looks great where the pocket book is concerned. But because it failed
Tax Law Triumph: Curtailing State and Local Tax Deductions Will Punish Spendthrift States
Late in December, President Trump signed the final version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act after it passed the House 227 to 203. Although even after becoming law and long championed by Republicans, it still saw 12 sitting House