Andrew Kerr A tax warrant against Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s failed business venture remains open over six months after her office said the unpaid state taxes would be promptly paid back. The state of New York issued a tax warrant in July 2017 against Brook Avenue Press, a Bronx-based children’s books publisher Ocasio-Cortez founded in 2012, for $1,618.36…
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez loves to hate on the Electoral College. Once again, she has the nation up in arms about America’s unique presidential election system. The Electoral College, the New York Democrat said on Instagram last week, is a “scam” that “effectively weighs white voters over voters of color.” Then on Friday afternoon, she doubled…
A Challenger has appeared in Illinois’ 14th District, aiming to unseat Democrat Lauren Underwood. Catalina Lauf announced her candidacy as a Republican for the congressional seat, and has set her sights much higher than just her Democrat opponent. She is taking on the entire Far Left. She calls herself The Anti-AOC. Watch Catalina’s announcement video…
Rap sensation Cardi B made headlines last year when she posted a video attacking the federal government for taxing people too much. Putting it in a way only she can, she asked the government to tell her “What you’re doing with my f–king tax money”. Cardi B is getting into tax policy now. She says…
What is the chief cornerstone of all human liberty on which all other human freedoms depend? Thomas Jefferson said it best in the oft quoted line of America’s Declaration of Independence, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights,…
By Antony Davies and James R. Harrigan Fewer than 18 months stand between us and the next presidential election, and politicians are tripping over each other to offer voters more “free” things, including everything from health care and college to a guaranteed basic income. But voters should be fostering a healthy sense of skepticism. If…
Recently, Senator Ted Cruz offered to team up with Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to liberalize current regulations surrounding over-the-counter (OTC) birth control. This policy stance is not totally out of the blue. In 2014, Republican Senator Cory Gardner came out in support of OTC birth control, and many states have already moved to increase the accessibility of…
By Kelsey Bolar Americans are no longer just flirting with the idea of socialism. They’re increasingly enamored by it. And women, in particular, are some of its biggest fans. It makes sense, in a way. When women are told enough times that they’re oppressed victims who need expansive government programs to address structural inequalities, they’re…
How do we overcome our need to make our story cohere with our preexisting biases? Consider the following facts: Venezuela is a country with vast natural resources. Once it was one of the wealthiest countries in South America. Venezuela nationalized many vital industries such as oil. Price controls were instituted, and hyperinflation destroyed savings. Supermarket…
Michael Bastasch on April 17, 2019 Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez released a video depicting a utopian future because of the Green New Deal. Democrats take control in 2020 and create a “society that was not only modern and wealthy, but dignified and humane too,” Ocasio-Cortez says in the video. Energy experts and economists are…