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Trump’s opportunity to pass an American Taxpayer First Tax Act

With Donald J. Trump coming to shake up Washington, he should focus on tax reform that makes the tax code simpler for typical Americans, removes cronyism and eliminates sneaky excise taxes. A flat-tax code that makes it easy for Americans to file taxes on a small postcard and ridding the tax ...

(Anti?)racists perplexed by the diversity of Black and Brown thought

Not every White cowboy from Texas is a pro-gun conservative; not every undocumented immigrant in California is a pro-choice liberal. There seems to be a growing assumption that people will think, act and vote based on their race and ethnicity, a sort of intellectual racism. Antiracism, the ...

HOLY COW! HISTORY: Secession, a very American tradition

Nothing succeeds like … secession. Oregon’s conservative western counties want to break away from their deep-blue state and become part of the solidly red state of Idaho. They are asking President-elect Donald Trump to help make it happen. Across the continent, state Sen. Liz Kruger, ...

Syria’s collapse exposes Russia’s weaknesses globally

Russia’s military intervention in Syria since 2015 has allowed it to assert its power, creating a misleading perception of Russia’s military might. In contrast, Ukraine has dispelled that illusion and significantly injured its invaders. Russia’s decade-long involvement in Syria has ...

Deregulation would help preserve affordable plane tickets

Spirit Airlines is bankrupt, which should embarrass the administration, which blocked JetBlue from acquiring the company earlier this year in an attempt to preserve low fares and competition. In the short term, blocking the merger worked: JetBlue and the post-bankruptcy Spirit will continue ...