Reflections On The Supreme Court’s Reflections On Sales Tax
"There are on the order of 10,000 sales tax jurisdictions. There is substantial variation in what is or is not taxed and subtleties like coupons. "
U.S. Customs seizes American nurse’s $42,000 earmarked for Nigerian clinic
"More than six months later, Customs and Border Protection still has not given back her money. This, despite the fact that the U.S. attorney’s office in the Southern District of Texas did not bring a civil asset forfeiture case against her or charge her with any crime."
Why Do Americans Stay When Their Town Has No Future?
"Family and community are the only things left in Adams County, Ohio, as the coal-fired power plants abandon ship and the government shrugs."
The Building Backlash of America’s Economically Forgotten
"Guess where the economically forgotten people live? The majority of these 'ALICE' households live in America’s largest cities."
John Whitehead: The Age of Petty Tyrannies
"70 years ago, one out of every 20 U.S. jobs required a state license; today, almost 1 in 3 American occupations requires a license."
U.S. births hit a 30-year low
"The current generation is getting further away from having enough children to replace itself."
NY governor sends ICE cease-and-desist letter, calls arrests ‘illegal’
"Cuomo described multiple incidents in which he said ICE agents stormed private property without warning, without identifying themselves and without a warrant to arrest undocumented immigrants."
ICE officers storm farm without a warrant, handcuff farmer for filming
"John Collins was standing outside the milk house at his dairy farm this morning when he heard yelling coming from inside. He ran in, he says, and saw his worker, Marcial de Leon Aguilar, pinned up against the window by armed men."
Grand theft auto — by the U.S. government
"The next time someone warns about the potential for domestic abuse of supposed national security measures, do not dismiss him or her as a neurotic libertarian."
The Ongoing Implosion of Venezuelan Statism
"The Socialist Party of Great Britain has a ready-made answer to all those questions. The misery is the fault of capitalism. I’m not kidding."