The IRS is being asked to do more and more with less and less. Either something must change, or something must give.
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What Ails The IRS?
Tag Archives: Politics
Warren’s Coal Miner Strategy
Elizabeth Warren would close coal mines and sideline much of the oil and gas industry too. Can it fly politically?
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No Insurance Against Medical Debt
Mounting premiums and higher deductibles are pushing many people deeply into medical debt, even when they have insurance.
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The Art Of The Good Deal
The president who wrote the book on deal-making gave up a good one and bought himself a strategic debacle in return.
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Where Are The Birds?
A new report estimates continental bird populations have shrunk by 3 billion in 50 years. It isn’t too late to turn the tide.
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Motorcades In ‘Paradise’
Mike Pence didn’t pave paradise and put up a parking lot, but he took a motorcade where cars are banned. Few are singing his praises.
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Prorogation And Impeachment
Crises centered on impeachment (in the U.S.) and prorogation (in the U.K.) illustrate the critical difference a written Constitution can make to a government.
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Trump, Dorian And Alabama
Trump shouldn’t quit his day job to become a meteorologist, but his grasp of geography isn’t bad by New York standards.
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Drawing A New Line On Interest Rates
While a rate cut next week is nearly certain, the Fed should hold out against premature and political pressures to do more.
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Free Choice Isn’t Chopped Liver
With a ban on foie gras, New York City diners and restaurateurs get another government edict crammed down their throats.
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