Thursday, August 3, 2017

The Mortgage Interest Deduction: A Call for Repeal (Or at Least for Reform)

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Owning a nice home with a white picket fence has been considered part of "the American Dream" for more than half of a century now...
Monday, July 31, 2017

Sarbanes-Oxley at 15: Keep, Reform, or Repeal?

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Enron . It's a name we associate with corruption and fraud. Enron, which was an energy commodities and services company, filed for bankr...
Thursday, July 27, 2017

Trump's Transgender Military Ban: An Exercise in Sheer Ignorance

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I expect politicians to break at least some campaign promises when they enter office. It is not feasible to keep every single last campaign ...
Monday, July 24, 2017

No Reason to Worry About the U.S.' Trade Deficit with Germany (Or Any Other Trade Deficit)

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As the cliché goes, "there is always too much of a good thing." Germany might be experiencing that with its current trade surplus,...
Thursday, July 20, 2017

How Deregulating Land Use Restrictions Would Proliferate the Housing Market

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We, the people, have a right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness in the United States, at least according to the Declaration of I...
Monday, July 17, 2017

Why Jeff Sessions Should Just Say No to the D.A.R.E. Program

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Attorney General Jeff Sessions is at it again with his "tough on crime" stance. Sessions spoke at a training conference for D.A.R...
Thursday, July 13, 2017

Illinois' Budgetary Mismanagement Is a Ticking Time Bomb Waiting to Go Off

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I love the state of Illinois. It's where I grew up, and because of that, I have good memories associated with Illinois. That's why i...