Bill Burr Is Right About Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Socialist Tax Rates
Much like the dorm kid who thought up dollar razors, comedian Bill Burr sees a 70 percent tax rate as a fundamentally unfair prize for pushing through and making a career out of comedy.
Millennials Are Not Embracing Socialism Because They’re Poor, But Because They’re Rich
The discomfort, embarrassment, and guilt of living well in a cruel world plagues young Americans who have no framework for understanding cosmic inequalities.
Millennials Are The Most Prosperous Generation That’s Ever Lived
If the world continues on its present trajectory, millennials will have collectively lived the most prosperous lives in the history of the world.
The Green New Deal’s Job Guarantee Rests On The Lie That People Can Escape Risk
This idea reflects a complete ignorance of the fact that wealth is created, not something that exists in stagnant perpetuity, and that jobs exist to generate that wealth.
Watch Cardi B. Do A Better Job Defending Wealth Than Howard Schultz Does
In a Twitter video posted on Tuesday, the ‘Money’ rapper stated explicitly that people who worked hard for their wealth should be able to spend it.
Why The Labor Market, Not Consumption, Is Central To Economic Prosperity
Oren Cass joins the Federalist Radio Hour to discuss wage stagnation, universal basic income, and why we need to reevaluate the importance of work.
In ‘All Happy Families,’ Jeanne McCulloch Tries To Learn From A Family Full Of Bad Marriages
In Jeanne McCulloch’s new memoir, ‘All Happy Families,’ the former managing editor of The Paris Review picks apart the failed marriages in her family with recollections that are at once potent and imperfect.
Why Everything Is Wonderful But Nobody’s Happy, And What To Do About It
Never before in human history have so many, with so much, been so miserable. See, happiness requires the risk of unhappiness. The alternative to loneliness is the risk of heartbreak.
Debunking Socialist Myths: 90 Percent Of Scandinavia’s Wealth Is Privately Owned
The Bruenig standard indicates Scandinavia is less socialist than the average non-Scandinavian country, including the United States under the most conservative presidency of our lifetime.
Socialism’s Resurgence Is A Doomed Attempt To Address A Spiritual Problem With Politics
The concerns and anxieties that beset our culture will not be addressed only by reminders of material abundance provided by free market economics.
If America’s ‘Aristocracy’ Works Hard To Get And Stay On Top, So Can Everyone Else
An article by The Atlantic blames the ‘9.9 percent’ for hoarding riches, and inadvertently reinforces conservative conclusions about why people succeed.
How Redistributing Wealth To Promote The American Dream Has Actually Undermined It
A question most people never have to bother with is: Once you and your family have achieved success in America, what do you do now?
We Don’t Have An Income Inequality Problem, We Have An Ego Problem
The growing hysteria surrounding economic disparities does reveal a real problem, which is the reduced aim of our society from virtue to material abundance.
I Lived On The Minimum Wage And Don’t Want Republicans To Raise It
I want higher wages for everyone, but raising the minimum wage will not do that.
7 Reasons Donald Trump Is The Candidate America Deserves
Donald Trump is a man bred for this moment.
Colin Kaepernick’s Stunt Exploits Black People’s Pain
Colin Kaepernick is just the latest to decide that the same America that has made him wealthy beyond his wildest dreams is now oppressing him and other blacks.
Sorry, Everyone: The American Middle Class Is Winning
The American middle class is disappearing. This is what everyone says, all the time. The only problem is: it’s not true.
Economic Inequality Complaints Are Just A Cover For Anti-Rich Prejudice
It’s not fair to blame individuals for other people’s wrongdoing. Yet we let envy-peddlers get away with it when unfairly attacking rich people.
Bernie Supporters’ Hatred Of Work Is Why Trump Supporters Are So Mad
The cultural disconnect about the value of work explains why there’s an open revolt in both parties and the future seems so uncertain.
6 Things Mark Cuban Says The Powerball Winner Should Do Immediately
The Powerball jackpot has reached $1.5 billion. Here are a few things billionaire Mark Cuban says the winner (if there is one) should do right away.
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