Tremors in the U.S. Tax Code
With the impending presidential election aside, the tremors of improbability arrived a month earlier when the Supreme Court decided to hear a case with profound implications for the federal income tax.
Economy
A balanced budget isn’t hard to get.
Over and over again we the people are whipped into panic as we are told that grandma will starve if a budget amendment isn’t passed to buy her another day.
Food for Fuel-The Snarky Solution to Global Energy Woes
Instead of playing global babysitter and risking our precious national treasure to safeguard hydrocarbon pathways, let’s bring the party home.
Europe’s Coming Jacquerie
When the ruling nobles have abused their privileges too much, failed to protect their peasants, or not allowed them to provide themselves the means to live, the peasants revolt.
American Manufacturing and the Call for an Attitude Adjustment
In 61 years on this earth, I have never needed an oscillating multitool until now. But I’m working on a 1-time project that requires one. I decided to buy the cheapest one that wasn’t made in China. Here’s how that went.
Henry Ford and the 40-Hour Work Week
Yet, amidst the debate over further reducing the 40-hour work week, a pertinent question arises: Are we, as a society, succumbing to weakness and coddling?
Commerce Clause Contortions: Uncle Sam’s Creative Overreach of Power
While the Commerce Clause was intended to regulate trade among the states, its interpretation by the federal government has sometimes resembled a game of “Six Degrees of Interstate Commerce,” allowing Uncle Sam to poke his nose into activities seemingly unrelated to crossing state lines.
January 6th Rear View of 2023
Like the year that followed, 2023 was defined by hefty dose of wokeism, inflation and polarized politics – expect more of the same, if not more, in 2024.
Wondering “Why?” on Tupelo Brake
I don’t talk to myself yet, though I would probably give good advice, but I do think a lot in a day’s time. There’s a big list of “I wonder whys” that never get an answer, because we don’t have a republic anymore.
President Nothing Voters realize Joe Biden is a figurehead for Obama
Unleashing a pandemic panic and race riots across the nation, Obama almost pulled it off. He needed a last-minute mail-in forgery operation to take key states to seal the deal.
Government Shutdowns – Stop DC’s Scams. They Can’t Have That
The federal government is required by law to engage in a budget process. Which means twelve appropriations bills – written and debated, passed and signed into law. Each and every Congress.
Decoding Wealth; Global Perception that Americans are Spoiled Brats
Four essential possessions have emerged as benchmarks defining what makes an individual appear ‘rich’ on a global scale: the smartphone, refrigerator, air conditioning, and automobile.
Krappy New Year!
After three years of utter chaos when we were promised a return to normalcy, the voters are left with a choice of continuing the chaos or not. Polls show voters favoring the “not” side.
Trump: A Conservative in Name Only?
A close examination reveals several areas where Trump’s governance deviated from established conservative principles, leading to assertions that he was a “Conservative in Name Only.”
The Biological War; What Lies Ahead
No government agency or media outlet wants to discuss even the possibility that COVID-19 is a bioweapon or what to predict from 10 million plus unvetted migrants.
The new Religion of Postmodernism and DEI: Fragmenting the Fabric of Traditional American Truth.
Postmodernism, that elusive and enigmatic philosophical maelstrom, has swirled its way into the heart of American traditional culture, leaving behind a trail of skepticism, relativism, and a chaotic blend of high-brow irony.
Worst century ever; “Roadside bombers and tsunamis. Oh God, how I miss those Commies.”
The biggest problems with this century are the lies. The media outlets no longer are content with telling just one side of a story. Now they make things up and report on imaginary facts.
Crisis to Socialism: The Great Depression’s Impact on America’s Self-Reliance
The Great Depression, an economic cataclysm that struck the United States in the 1930s, indelibly altered the nation’s economic and social landscape.
The Redneck Revolution: Taking Down Inflation, One Penny Washer at a Time
It’s time to put on our thinking caps and delve into the wild world of economics, where the cost of a humble washer for mechanical purposes has skyrocketed to a whopping $0.08 cents!
Who’s Minding The Checkout Line?
Try to buy anything these days – at a grocery or department store, at a discounter or specialty shop alike, from low end to high end – You are going to stand in line longer than you remember from before the so-called pandemic of 2020