Personal Reflections on War and Peace
A response to James Carroll
The history of nonviolent successes is underreported, understudied, and under-understood. ...
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What You Don’t Know Can’t TIF You
Pretend something isn’t a problem and it goes away, right?
TIFs date back to the 1950s, and every state except Arizona has them in one form or another. There are thousands upon thousands of TIF districts all across the country. Chances are decent you’ve heard about one in your local area....
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Corporate Handouts Are Leverage
States and cities can make free money less free, if they try.
Last month, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf, as part of an ongoing fight he has with the Republican-controlled state legislature over the minimum wage, released an executive order requiring corporations that receive tax incentives or grants from the state to pay the same minimum wage that state contractors must pay ($13.50 an hour, increasing to ...
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Biden Must Fire IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig
Trump cronies have no place in the new administration
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Like many of former President Trump’s appointees, Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Charles Rettig made a name for himself combatting the very agency he would later lead. Before getting appointed to the position in 2018, Rettig worked for over 30 years as a tax attorney in Beverly Hills representing some of ...
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