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No Killer Blow for Le Pen in Last Debate with Macron

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By all accounts, Marine Le Pen left everything on the floor in the recent French presidential debate with Emmanuel Macron. But she couldn’t land a blow that knocked Macron out of the lead. Polls after the debate show strong support for Macron going into Sunday’s runoff election. It will be up to the French to […]

Dan Mitchell: The Press Doesn’t Get the Laffer Curve

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The Laffer, popularized by Reagan administration economist Art Laffer, says that certain high tax rates restrict growth and therefore if rates were lowered, growth would pick up and more than make up for any lost revenues. The reduction in rates leaves the government and taxpayers wealthier than before. Dan Mitchell has regularly explained the effects […]

Roth IRA Tax Reform

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I like the ideas offered here by Cato’s Chris Edwards and Ryan Bourne. They discuss ways to simplify retirement savings accounts, and reforms that have been made to the similar systems in Britain and Canada. Then they explain the benefits of Universal Savings Accounts, a reform to the saving system being offered by Congressman Dave […]

Can a New French/Russian Axis Break the European-Global Elite?

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Originally posted March 27, 2017. France’s Marine Le Pen, leader of the nationalist Front National Party, met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in what looked like a tacit endorsement of Le Pen’s candidacy by the Russian leader. Today media polling has Le Pen in much the same position Donald Trump was in ahead of the […]

Booker T. Jones: The Road From Memphis

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Originally posted May 16, 2011. Booker T. Jones is my #1 all-time R&B artist. I own every one of his 45s, including the ultra-rare “Green Onions” on Volt. If you are not familiar with Booker T. & the M.G.’s, you can go to my R&B Juke Box Top 100 for some great samples. Booker T. […]

Watch These People Destroy the Pronunciation of Wine Words!

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Originally posted March 14, 2017. As Dick and I get set for another extended research trip to Paris and Burgundy in early April the subject of wine comes to the forefront. Wine lingo can present a thorny task for beginners. Dick and I both got a chuckle out of this most instructive little video. Enjoy! […]

The War at The Heritage Foundation

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The Heritage Foundation is in turmoil. The Federalist lays out the battle lines. There are two narratives being spun about the current turmoil at the Heritage Foundation. The narrative Politico offers: … Heritage is in disarray as a result of DeMint’s decisions since taking over several years ago. DeMint destroyed the organization’s brand as an esteemed think […]

The Nonsense on Why Hillary Lost

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The nonsense of why Hillary Clinton lost the presidency is going to be repeated over and over. The FBI and the Russians will be the Democratic mantra in the age of Trump, writes David French in NRO. It’s not like the Democrats presented America with a noble public servant, and America chose the dishonest real […]