How the Jones Act enriches Russia
It came as a shock to some folks to learn that the U.S. imports oil from Russia. How could this be? It must be Joe Biden’s fault, right? One of…
The IRS is very, very bad at protecting your personal data
Giving the IRS more power to extract taxes from a host of people, companies, and assorted financial entities has been a long-held dream of many politicians. In their mind, mountains…
Government failure and the FDA
When the history of the coronavirus pandemic is written, a chapter or three will have to be devoted to government failures. Not just the usual ones about messaging. But the…
The inflation treadmill is picking up steam
Inflation hurts us all, robbing each dollar of its buying power. Just how much does if effect households’ bottom lines? According to a study from Wharton, more than inflation apologists…
The FDA keep dragging its feet
There’s a lot of world-wide anxiety about the spread of the latest coronavirus variant, and whether it’s more virulent than its predecessors. Time, and science will answer those questions. In…
IRS delays running 20 weeks and longer for amended returns
The Biden administration’s infatuation with expanding IRS enforcement is still alive, though, barely. But what of the IRS itself? It seem the agency is having problems processing returns – and…
Biden releases oil from Strategic Reserve, and it ends up in China
The president made a big show of releasing oil from the nation’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve – his effort to stem rising gas prices, and his declining poll numbers. Setting aside…
How Congress plays favorites
The bipartisan congressional war against its current favorite bogeyman – Big Tech – has told us a lot about the politicians waging it. While some are simply out of their…
Build Back Better is a recipe for making everything worse
The Tax Foundation has run the numbers on the proposed Build Back Better spending plan and found it won’t necessarily do any of those things. In fact, it may harm…
The government child care “disaster”
One of the original planks in the president’s Titanic-sized Build Back Better proposal was to get government directly, and deeply, involved in providing child care. On the surface, it seemed…
