Can Republicans really be this stupid?
Daily Analysis
One Good Result and One Bad Result of Obamacare
I have something nice to say about Obamacare. Really.
The Left Is Salivating for a New Energy Tax on American Consumers
Obama’s former Chief Economist wants an energy tax, but at least he’s honest about what he wants to do with the revenue.
The Left’s Position on the Laffer Curve and Dynamic Scoring: Being Exactly Wrong Is Better than Being Inexactly Right
A scorer admits the ideological, rather than scientific, reasoning used by CBO and JCT.
What’s a “Fair Share” for Upper-Income Taxpayers?
Soak the rich? They’re already drenched.
The Three Best and Three Worst Policy Developments of 2014
The things we applauded and face-palmed over in 2014.
Crocodile Tears for the IRS
The IRS budget has doubled in 30 years. Don’t listen to their whining about tiny cuts now.
A Practical (and Semi-Optimistic) Plan to Tame the Federal Leviathan
By the numbers, a budget surplus is not that hard to achieve.
The Case Against the IRS and the “Progressive” Income Tax
There are many different tax reform proposals that exhibit the principles of a good tax system.
Debunking the Debunking of Dynamic Scoring and the Laffer Curve
Matthew Yglesias mostly attacks strawmen in his attempting debunking of dynamic scoring.