Affirmative action is racist and hurts minorities. By adopting public policies that give certain ethnicities an advantage over another race because of their skin color or background because you think they can’t make it on their own, then that’s racist. Moreover, if a minority does well in one school but is then promoted to an […]
Archives for January 2019
What AOC misunderstands about ’50s, ’60s marginal tax rates
By: Andrew Moran To justify its proposals of sky-high tax rates on the wealthy, the left typically alludes to the 1950s and 1960s for inspiration. Because the federal government maintained marginal tax rates as high as 91% by the time President John F. Kennedy finished his second year in the White House, progressives believe they can emulate […]
BOE governor says Chinese yuan could rival U.S. dollar as global reserve currency
Prior to the trade war between the world’s two largest economies, the Chinese yuan had actually appreciated in value, contrary to what President Donald Trump claimed in primary debates. It has only been recently that the yuan has plunged to multi-year lows against the U.S. dollar and other major currencies. Does this mean the yuan’s […]
WATCH: Trump challenges ABC’s Jonathan Karl
One of the most annoying things about journalists is when they start their question with, “There are some people out there who say…” “What do you think about those who think…” They should just come out and say, “I think what you’re doing is awful and here is why…” Or, if they get their information […]
Should libertarians support open borders or border enforcement?
By: Lew Rockwell Whether we’re talking about illegal immigration from Mexico and Central America, or birthright citizenship, or the migrants coming from the Middle East and Africa, the subject of immigration has been in the news and widely discussed for months now. It is an issue fraught with potentially perilous consequences, so it is especially […]