President Obama has proposed ending the Bush tax cuts in 2011, bringing the top rates from 33 percent to 36 percent and from 35 percent to 39.6 percent. The lower of these hikes would apply to ...

President Obama a few months ago signed a bill to increase taxes by $600 billion. The title of the bill is the American Taxpayer Relief Act. As for the fourth word of that title, if you’re Obama, ...

Now that the tea parties are settled, we can return to traditional conservative concerns — sloppy dressers, and Going Galt. George Will today decries the common herd’s taste for denim (did you know ...

THEY’VE ALREADY GONE GALT…. The argument has always been a little tough to follow, but the “going Galt” crowd has argued that raising taxes on the elite wealth-producers may compel them to give up ...

It could all be a stunt to promote a new project but syndicated conservative talk show host Jason Lewis abruptly announced in the middle of his program Thursday that he was quitting. He exited the ...

Feb. 13—Every year, counties across California send delegations to the nation's capitol to network with lawmakers and lobby for transportation funding. Typically, one or two representatives from each ...

Copies of Ayn Rand's "Atlas Shrugged" are flying off the shelves these days, but since I'm flirting once again with "going Galt," I'm rereading the yellow, dog-eared copy I purchased in New Orleans ...

Want to listen to this article out loud? Hear it on Slate Voice. The logic of protesting taxes on income above a certain threshold by forgoing all income—including the income taxed at much higher ...

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Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Something about the semi-employed, blue-collar media darling reminded Smith of John ...

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