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TIRED OF FILLING OUT TAX FORMS?
Perhaps It’s Time For A Different Tax System Its April, spring is finally in the air, and millions of Americans are busy assembling documents and receipts in an effort to meet the April 15
Read More »WHY U.S. ‘LIBERALS’ AREN’T LIBERAL
Liberalism: “The political doctrine that takes protecting and enhancing the freedom of the individual to be the central problem of politics. Liberals typically believe that government is necessary to protect individuals from being harmed
Read More »THE ENEMY WITHIN
This article is dedicated to my Muslim friends, former colleagues and students. The call has gone out for followers of ISIS living abroad to launch “lone wolf” terrorist attacks. This is certain to cast
Read More »IS THE BIG BOOM FINALLY STARTING?
I just took a look at the most recent sales tax report from the School Board and the numbers are pretty impressive. The chart below shows our sales tax revenues over the past 10
Read More »THE ENEMY IN THE WAR ON TERROR
The current debate over how to label the enemy in our so-called “war on terror” reminded me of a column I wrote for Lagniappe one week after the 9/11 attack. I asked the editor
Read More »HOLLYWOOD AND POLITICS
The Academy Awards are just around the corner. Normally, I don’t pay much attention to the shenanigans of movie stars and celebrities. My youngest son, Billy, is the family movie guru; he is in
Read More »2014: THE YEAR IN REVIEW
A number of notable events occurred last year, most of them not particularly good. Here is my recap of what I consider the most significant. The year began with the legalization of recreational marijuana
Read More »The PLUMMETING PRICE OF OIL
The week I wrote this column, several gas stations around town were selling gasoline for $2.39 a gallon. The reason for the lower price is that oil has fallen from $115 a barrel last
Read More »Gifts You Won’t Find In Stores
Each year, I write a column about Christmas gifts that are not found in any store, or even on any website. For example, Christmas came early this year for five million undocumented workers, when
Read More »Republicans Capture The Senate
According to the polls, the midterm elections were supposed to be real nail-biters, as Republicans tried to wrest control of the U.S. Senate from Harry Reid and the Democrats. Instead, Republicans swept to victory
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