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Gary Galles

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  • The Myth That the Rich Don’t Pay Their ‘Fair Share’ of Taxes

    The Myth That the Rich Don’t Pay Their ‘Fair Share’ of Taxes0

    Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders have led the charge to add many zeros to what some Americans should be given at others’ expense. As a result, they have doubled (or tripled) down on an “old reliable” claim of the left that “the rich” don’t pay their “fair share” of taxes. But that excuse to tax

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  • Why America’s Founders Didn’t Want a Democracy

    Why America’s Founders Didn’t Want a Democracy0

    When I took history and government in school, many critical issues were misrepresented, given short shrift, or even ignored entirely. And those lacunae undermined my ability to adequately understand many things. Randall Holcombe’s new book, Liberty in Peril: Democracy and Power in American History, fills in some very substantial gaps, particularly with regard to American

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  • Why the “Golden Rule” is an Obstacle to the Government’s Agenda

    Why the “Golden Rule” is an Obstacle to the Government’s Agenda0

    The golden rule—“Do to others as you would have them do to you” being the most common variant I have heard–may be the most common ethical touchstone for human interactions. After all, Simon Blackburn wrote in his 2001 book, Ethics, that the Golden Rule is “found in some form in almost every ethical tradition.” I doubt

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  • Why Politics Divides People

    Why Politics Divides People0

    Why is politics so negative compared to marketing — its analog in the private sector — even though virtually every candidate echoes the desire to “just get along”? The explanation revolves around two important ways political competition differs from market competition: higher payoffs to negative attacks, and rationally ignorant “customers.” Selling your product in the private

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