…MSNBC, and others. And more, most of it indicative of a desire to have state-controlled media instead of a free press. “FCC Broadcast Accountability” came under the label of “Reform.”…

…no matter the labels thrown upon them, going back 1000s of years. Its recurring features — concentrated power, weak accountability mechanisms, suppression of organized opposition — are structural problems of…

…transcript of his speech. And I didn’t know until just now, when I read Jazzbumpa’s post below, that Rubio said that proposals to deal with climate change, including trying to…

…update an exchange between Bear JazzB. and me in the comments to the post: JazzBumpa: I always thought Milbank was more or less OK. But this is really stupid. Me:…

…theory), is all the explanation anyone needs for the deep downturn and slow recovery. A grateful nod to my fellow contributors on this subject: While I find Jazzbumpa and Arthur’s…

…measures, especially various measures of economic growth (pointed out repeatedly by so many, notably on Angry Bear by Mike Kimel, moi, Jazzbumpa, and others, and serving as the impelling premise…

…SEE: “Insurance and Birth Control” and “Rush Limbaugh Says Tax Money Pays For Students’ and Employees’ Jogging Pants As A Welfare Entitlement,” above, posted today respectively by Jazzbumpa and me….

Reader Jazzbumpa suggests taking a look at Yves Smith’s Journey into a Libertarian Future series as part of Mike’s thought experiment on the subject here. A very good read. He…

By Jazzbumpa at Retirement Blues comes this re-posting that runs parallel to Dan Becker’s post here. Federal Government Tax Receipts Where do you think they come from? I’ll just give…

…of academic papers on taxation and have yet to stumble on one that gets it right. — Thanks to Steve Roth of Asymptosis and Jazzbumpa of Retirement Blues for notifying…