Category Archives: Opinion

Do Capital Gains Tax Cuts Increase Revenues?

Charlie Gibson, in the Clinton-Obama debate last night, proclaimed that when the tax rate on capital gains are reduced, the result is overall an increase in tax revenues from capital gains taxes. That seems to me a pretty big claim, … Continue reading

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In Debate, Obama Doesn’t Press Hillary On Truthfulness; Gives Free Pass on Her Bosnia Whopper

I was surprised that in the debate last night Barack Obama gave Hillary a more of less free pass about her comments about encountering sniper fire in Bosnia. Obama said his Democratic rival for the White House “deserves the right … Continue reading

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Bill Moyers: Iraq War Media Co-Conspirators Show “No More Contrition Than A Weathercaster”

Recently Bill Moyers received a journalism award, the Ridenhour Prize. Moyers received the Courage Prize. In his acceptance speech, Moyers noted that “in the buildup to the invasion of Iraq we were reminded of what the late great reporter A.J. … Continue reading

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