April 10, 2022

Ronald Reagan and the Blind Children: A Story of Character

One of the best examples I know of a story about the importance of character is one involving our 40th president, Ronald Wilson Reagan. It is a compelling and inspiring story. In the midst of the 1976 Republican presidential primary campaign, Reag...

February 9, 2013

Some Thoughts on the Recent 'Payroll Tax' Increase

The two-percent increase in the Social Security tax rate that went into effect on January 1, 2013 has generated a great deal of discussion in the media.  Much of it, not surprisingly, is inaccurate, uninformed, and disingenuous. The reporting ...

January 28, 2012

Buffett's Bunk

Now that Mitt Romney has released his tax returns, his effective federal tax rate of approximately 15% is being trumpeted by those on the left as "Exhibit A" in support of Warren Buffett's assertion, in his recent op-ed piece in the New York Times, t...