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Ernst and Young, Make-Up Artist*

…IRS’s investigatory powers cannot be used for political purposes. For the most basic and obvious reasons, that would be illegal; it would undermine democracy itself. (See, e.g., Richard Nixon; Watergate.)…

Should the Fed Buy Munis?

Mike Konczal floats a very interesting idea emailed to him by Richard Clayton, the Research Director of Change To Win (my bold for quick scanning). under Section 14 b 1…

The Brute Economics of Slavery

…servants in the modern world, I’m sure that Richard Scaife’s think tanks would have no trouble finding justifications, and assorted Christian groups would explain why it’s God’s will.” Well, that…