US attorney calls it a “watershed moment” in the fight against tax evasion.
Swiss Bank to Close Its Doors After Pleading Guilty to Aiding Americans in Tax Evasion
January 6, 2013 By 1 Comment
Radically Moderate
August 28, 2012 By 6 Comments
Be passionate—even radical—in your dedication to balance and reason.
Blackmail in the Digital Age
July 24, 2012 By 2 Comments
How would one conduct blackmail in the digital age, in which the idea of an ‘original copy’ is meaningless? Carl Pettit considers this theoretical dilemma.
Father’s Day Fiction Special: Their Second Honeymoon
June 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment
In part two of the Moustache Club’s (Early) Father’s Day Fiction Special, Oliver Lee Bateman offers a short sketch of a couple planning their second honeymoon.
Stephen King Wants To Be Taxed More!
May 5, 2012 By 9 Comments
HeatherN feels the solution to our financial woes isn’t to tax the rich more or cut down on spending. The solution is to do both.
Is the Scandinavian Economic Model Better?
April 28, 2012 By 55 Comments
A 21 year-old from Finland becomes an internet sensation by pointing out the obvious.
Don’t Settle For Less With Your Child’s Education
April 3, 2012 By 3 Comments
That sealed it. Because we didn’t settle for less, our daughter loves school.
The Fairness Gap
February 10, 2012 By 35 Comments
Just as capitalism is part of our democracy, Andrew Cotto writes, so is fairness.
Don’t Settle When Seeking Your Goals
January 18, 2012 By 3 Comments
When I was a sophomore in college, I realized I was unhappy, both with the school I had chosen and the major I was pursuing.
Black on Black Tax Math
October 13, 2011 By 38 Comments
Seems to me we need a Presidential candidate who is actually black, no matter what the color of his skin.
Occupy Versus the Tea Party: Reconsidered
October 10, 2011 By 9 Comments
Sure, they’re both movements for change, Matthew Salesses writes, but the Tea Party and Occupy Wall Street are fundamental opposites.
I Almost Died That Night
August 30, 2011 By 2 Comments
Daniel Barrett was near death once, but he didn’t have a near-death experience.
My Angry Rhetoric on Socioeconomic Class, Explained
August 22, 2011 By 25 Comments
A lay person’s inquiry into what ‘socioeconomic stratification’ means for us all.
Stop Coddling Billionaires! (says Warren Buffett)
August 15, 2011 By 27 Comments
I have an even crazier solution: blow up the IRS and the IRS code and impose a simple flat tax of 25% of all income–poor, rich, even corporations.
How Gender Gets Stopped at the Border
June 29, 2011 By 10 Comments
“If you permit countries to implement rates of duty purely based on gender, you create the opportunity for mischief.” Michael Cone is fighting for equality in the U.S. tariff system.
“So then the morbidly obese would be best since they die off quicker? People living longer costs more money.”
These are comments by Mike L and Archy on the post “I Don’t Need to Explain My Fat to You”.