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The Unaddressed Question

Sam Harris, in a followup post defending his call to use taxes to reduce income inequality, complains that his rich readers foolishly give themselves credit for their own well-being, failing to see that, in large part, they have other factors … Continue reading

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Sam Harris Weighs In on Income Inequality

Sam Harris has a question about how conservatives would feel about extreme income inequality: And there is no reason to think that we have reached the upper bound of wealth inequality, as not every breakthrough in technology creates new jobs. … Continue reading

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Government Inefficiency and Disrespect towards Citizens

Here is the story of a Politico reporter who, taking Obama’s advice, tried to inquire with the USDA about rules and regulations related to noise pollution for farmers in Illinois. The reporter got passed around via phone and email from … Continue reading

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Political Parties as Interest Groups

In their book The Declaration of Independents, Nick Gillespie and Matt Welch describe the Democratic and Republican parties as behaving like they are representing “interest groups.” One way to think of this is that the Democratic and Republican squabble with … Continue reading

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