Most of the people who watched the GOP debate last night were likely sure of two things when they heard Sen. Marco Rubio and Gov. Chris Christie argue the government needs the power to snoop in this digital age and Sen. Rand Paul and, to a lesser extent, Sen. Ted Cruz, arguing that the U.S. […]
Instead of just criticizing the presidential debate moderators after the fact, I’ve decided to suggest a few questions for them to ask on Tuesday night in Las Vegas. I don’t know if the questions will be good for ratings, but I’d like to know the candidates’ answers to them. 1. Nearly all of you have […]
Since I recently criticized presidential candidates Rand Paul and Ted Cruz for inserting value-added taxes into their tax reform plans, it may seem odd that I’m now going to praise them. But they deserve credit for criticizing the Federal Reserve. Cruz took aim at the Fed’s “philosopher kings” at the recent GOP debate, while Paul […]
Last night’s Republican debate on the Fox Business Network was the best debate of the season so far. The moderators asked good, tough questions that elicited differences on issues and weaknesses in policy positions without trying to place themselves, scoring points off the candidates, at the center of the show. It featured a substantial confrontation […]
Here’s a no-good-deed-goes-unpunished story. Rand Paul has proposed a $2 trillion tax cut over years — arguably the biggest tax reduction in American history. He wants to shave tax rates down to 14.5 percent, the lowest rate since the income tax was introduced a century ago. Ted Cruz has proposed a tax cut nearly as […]