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September 11, 2012

France Provides a Preview of a Re-Elected Obama Tax Policies

France is leading the way with higher taxes on high-income earners, prompting some of them to move elsewhere. Could that happen in the U.S. because of Obama's tax increases?

September 6, 2012

The Cybersecurity Debate: Liberty vs. Expanded Government Controls

The federal government is lobbying for expanded government power to ignore some guaranteed citizen's liberties saying that is the only means to provide greater security for the U.S.

September 5, 2012

Are Machines More Important than People?

The tax code should treat investment in human capital at least on par with investment in physical capital.

September 4, 2012

We Know the Feds Like Low Interest Rates, but Forever?

The days of Federal Reserve Bank independence from the political sphere may be drawing to a close.

August 30, 2012

A Step In the Right Direction on Piracy

Google has announced algorithm changes that will penalize websites that host pirated materials by lowering them in the search results.

August 28, 2012

The Ticking Debt Bomb

As the national debt clock ticks away in Tampa, it forces us to begin to ask, what comes after "trillion."

August 23, 2012

Cutting Edge?

The fundamental question on the issue of design is whether Samsung, in producing its product, illegally “copied” the design of the iPhone, or in other words, did Samsung copy the iPhone’s ornamentation rather than its function. The fundamental problem is taking elements of innovation that really do not belong in patent and trying to patent them. Not everything can or should be patentable.

August 16, 2012

Commissioner Pai on the Right (Speed) Track

New FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai is on the right track calling for the FCC to speed up its reviews in order to reduce uncertainty and other hindrances to innovation. Ultimately, the FCC should adopt forbearance as its default position, stepping in to regulate only in cases of demonstrable harm.

August 15, 2012

Now, with More Math!

With the selection of Paul Ryan as Mitt Romney’s companion on the Republican presidential ticket, it’s clear math will play a major role in the fall campaign. But who’s got the right math?

August 14, 2012

Five Undeniable Facts about Ryan's Medicare Reform Plan

While the left may disagree over whether Paul Ryan's Medicare reform plan is the right direction, there are at least five undeniable facts that even they should concede.

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