By Lina Bryce CNN’s Democratic Debate was filled with promises of the wealthy paying more taxes–and these candidates should know! These Democratic presidential hopefuls share a tax bracket with the wealthiest people in this country. A common tactic used by Democrats is to accuse Republicans of being the party of the wealthy, while lamenting that there is…
From Bankable Insight: South Park is known for pushing buttons and offending people as much as it is known for its hilarious social commentary. Often the show makes astute observations about social behavior or turns political or economics issues into comedic gold. Here are seven episodes that provide funny and insightful economic insight with links to…
A coin dealer in California has verified that an image of Billy the Kid playing croquet is the real deal. The photo was originally purchased by Randy Guijarro of Freemont, who acquired it for $2 in a Fresno junk shop. It’s a 4×5 tintype showing Billy the Kid and his gang, the Regulators, playing croquet in…
I sat down with the College Republicans club on campus in order to watch the Democratic debate. It was a little depressing watching some of it, but overall it was a rather exciting time. It was interesting because it was everything I thought it was going to be; dominated by Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton…
Why I would run for President by Gary Johnson When I completed my second term as Governor of New Mexico in 2003, I was done. I had been elected Governor when everyone said I didn’t have a chance. A businessman who had never sought or held elected office, running as a Republican in an overwhelmingly…
Guy Bentley Bernie Sanders’s tax plan to make college free for all Americans could end up losing rather generating revenue and lead to lower long-term economic growth. In May, Sanders proposed introducing a financial transactions tax (FTT) to make college free for all Americans. FTT supporters argue that a 0.1 percent tax on all financial…
Blake Neff Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s surprising withdrawal from the race for speaker of the House, a race he seemed sure to win, has thrown the election into chaos and opened the door for just about any notable GOP figure to make a play for speaker. Currently, only two GOP members are officially running to replace Speaker…
Student loan debt is a hot button issue today. According to the Department of Education and the Congressional Budget Office, the federal student loan debt bill is around $1.2 trillion and is expected to double in the next ten years. Student loan debt is also one of the most trifling issues of the 2016 election…
Hillary Clinton’s email debacle just became more of headache for the former Secretary of State, as more details about the content of her “private” emails drip out to the public. The latest information regards an email sent to Hillary Clinton by long time friend and advisor Sidney Blumenthal–who was banned by the Obama administration from working…
By R. Brownell 7. Randy E. Barnett Excerpt from Libertarianism.org “Randy E. Barnett is a lawyer and legal theorist, and a Senior Fellow of the Cato Institute. He is the Carmack Waterhouse Professor of Legal Theory at Georgetown University. Barnett writes about the libertarian theory of law and contract theory, constitutional law, and jurisprudence and…