by Henry Oliner | Oct 30, 2019 | Economics, Politics, Progressivism, Taxes
From Kevin Williamson at National Review, Elizabeth Warren’s Financial Berlin Wall: The cynical among us might also suspect that the proposal, which will produce a great deal of angst and wailing, is intended to produce a great deal of angst and wailing, which will...
by Henry Oliner | Oct 29, 2019 | Politics, Progressivism
Elizabeth Warren has challenged her Democratic colleagues not to be timid, to put forth big ideas. She seems to have a new big idea about every week; there is no problem facing us that she does not have a plan to resolve. The more dysfunctional our political system...
by Henry Oliner | Oct 27, 2019 | Politics, Progressivism
From National Review, George Will writes Weak Political Parties Smooth the Way for Demagogues: Rauch’s thesis is that increased polarization has little to do with ideas and much to do with hostile feelings — “negative partisanship” — about others. “It’s not so much...
by Henry Oliner | Oct 25, 2019 | Economics, Taxes
From Kevin Williamson at National Review, Elizabeth Warren’s Financial Berlin Wall: Walls have ideological purposes. The infamous one in Berlin was, officially, the Antifaschistischer Schutzwall, the “anti-fascist protection wall.” Senator Warren’s wall is, in theory,...
by Henry Oliner | Oct 22, 2019 | Economics, Taxes
From Kevin Williamson at National Review, Elizabeth Warren’s Financial Berlin Wall: The class-warfare dreams of the American Left do not have a great deal to do with their professed desire to build a Scandinavian-style welfare state here. The U.S. tax system already...
