…vote lost to one candidate and a vote gained for the other. In close elections, a willingness to coalition jump may make the libertarian swing vote enough of a prize…

…is volatile in key parts of the country. All players are watching closely to see how resolutely the coalition will handle this challenge. The Iraqi population has exceedingly high expectations,…

…notions of fairness and justice in an attempt to garner support for his plan to deal with Alabama’s $675m deficit by simultaneously increasing taxes and making the state’s tax system…

…of Commons. Today, Rumsfeld said this: “The coalition did not act in Iraq because we had discovered dramatic new evidence of Iraq’s pursuit [of weapons of mass destruction]. We acted…

…of coalition forces. We consider such trafficking as hostile acts, and will hold the Syrian government accountable for such shipments,” Rumsfeld said. And there are others–Condoleezza Rice and John Bolton…

…interest to tax professionals and tax academics around the country (as well as some highly personal items selected by Paul), has a running series that Paul has labeled “IRS Scandal…

…The Supreme Court agreed to hear the case. The case is Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action. Linda Greenhouse had some interesting comments about it in the NYT a…

…I think, finally— finally—very ripe politically for re-examination by a congressional coalition of progressives and Republican libertarians such as Rand Paul. I’d love to see this case get widespread attention;…

…of lowering the Kochs’ income tax and eventual estate tax obligations, of disassembling the social safety net, of keeping the minimum wage at $7.40 an hour, and of ensuring the…

…right complains so much about. Those extra expenses will claim even more of thetax revenues that we don’t have because we still tax the wealthy people’s income at ridiculously low…