What's More Sinister than Russian Election Hackers? [Podcast]
This week's show covers Venezuela, the New York City terrorist attack, Russian hackers, the Republican tax agenda, and a preview of a debate on Capitalism.
Taxes
Desperate Mayors Compete for Amazon HQ2 (Sketch)
Local politicians clash as they try to lure Amazon's new headquarters to their towns.
Five Important Details from the GOP Tax Plan
Fewer income tax brackets, a bigger standard deduction, a lower corporate rate, and a new cap on mortgage deductions. But what about the deficit?
The Trump Tax Plan Is Government as Usual
Despite big promises, it fails in its primary mission: paying for the actual cost of government
A Clash of Visions Over Taxes
Actual tax cuts simply don't stir the hearts of garden-variety liberals, new spending does.
Cities Try to Avert 'Transit Apocalypse' With Taxes on Uber, Lyft
Transportation innovation is seeing more people flee outdated public transit.
Ex-Presidents We Want to Drink With: Podcast
This week's show covers the John Kelly phone flap, former presidents against Trump, and why Republicans are only pretending to be worried about the budget.
California Tried to Seize Millions of This Inventor's Fortune. He Fought Back. And Won.
Gilbert Hyatt's 25-year legal battle is a story of greed, harassment, anti-semitism, and the abuse of power.
Why the Lights Are Still Off in Puerto Rico
The government set the stage for a post-hurricane catastrophe.
Seattle to Amazon: Don't Leave Me, Baby
The city's leaders try desperately to reset relations with the company while it searches for a new headquarters.
Order Some More Avocado Toast: What Tax Reform Means for Millennials
Young Americans need a fairer, simpler tax code, but there are reasons to worry Congress will screw this up.
The GOP's New Tax Plan Proves Republicans Never Cared About the Federal Deficit
Republicans promised tax reform that wouldn't increase the debt. Their blueprint breaks that promise.
Want to Do Tax Reform Right? Here Are Four Ideas.
Trade-offs, trade-offs, trade-offs, and does Congress have the guts to cut $70 billion in spending?
California Legislative Session Ends With Higher Taxes, Anti-Trump and Union Priorities
California lawmakers kept themselves busy.
New England's Illinois: Connecticut's Budget Mess Shows That States Can't Tax Themselves to Prosperity
Dems want higher taxes on e-cigarettes, cellphone bills, vacation homes, hospitals, cigarettes, hotel rooms, Uber, nonprescription drugs, and fantasy sports.
Did Arizona Fund Medicaid Expansion With an Unconstitutional Tax? Supreme Court Will Decide.
The tax was passed in 2013, but did not receive a two-thirds majority from both chambers of the state legislature.
How Should Bitcoin and Cryptocurrencies Be Taxed?
Proposed legislation would be a boon to users dealing with very complex regulations.
How America's Outdated Tax Code Fails Gig Economy Workers
More people are working in the gig economy than ever before, but the current tax code punishes Uber drivers and Airbnb hosts. Here's how Congress can fix that.
The Minimum Wage Cut in St. Louis is Bad Politics, Good Policy
Despite the selective outrage from media and politicians, St. Louis workers will be better off without a higher minimum wage.
California May Have Just Made It Easier for Cities to Hike Taxes
Ballot initiatives may be permitted to ignore two-thirds vote rule. Prepare for corruption.
Donald Trump Unambiguously Condemns…Amazon
Today's presidential tweet about the online retail giant is wrong about taxes, jobs, and the future.
Michigan Gets Money to Help Homeowners, Uses it to Demolish Homes Instead
Many of the homes were taken through likely unconstitutional tax foreclosures.
The Price of Press Bias
When the press tilts in favor of higher taxes and more regulation, democracy is indeed distorted.
Seattle's Income Tax Is Almost Certainly Illegal
Seattle's latest progressive policy is unlikely to survive.
Illinois' Fiscal Problems Won't Stay in Illinois
Wisconsin's budget takes a $51 million hit as The Land of Lincoln tries to extract more revenue from its residents, including those who work or live elsewhere.
When Gutting A Tax Board Is Actually Bad For Taxpayers
California's Board of Equalization is the only tax board in the nation with elected representatives.
Oregon Passes Hefty Insurance Tax to Prop Up Its Scandalous Medicaid System
The state is spending $37 million a month on recipients potentially not eligible for the program.
Kansas' Tax Cut Experiment Was A Predictable Failure
People like lower taxes, just not lower spending. Kansas is a lesson that you can't have the former without the latter.
Congress Could Make It Harder for Local Pols to Blow Your Money on Stadiums
Bipartisan proposal would prohibit the use of tax exempt municipal bonds for stadium projects. That won't end stadium giveaways, but might reduce them.
Seattle Passes Regressive Soda Tax
The city will now tax soda at a rate eight times higher than beer.
Don't Fund California Single-Payer Health Care With a Gross Receipts Tax
The sales tax' big brother tends to cripple growth, lower wages, and promote inequality, economists warn. Will that stop California from doing it?
The New York Times' Tax Coverage Goes Off the Rails
The Times news columns have been openly campaigning against Trump's tax cuts from the moment they were rolled out.
The Base Rhetoric of Mainstream Taxation Talk
From the discussion, you would never know the money in question actually belongs to particular individuals, who obtained it through voluntary exchange or gift.
How Madison Square Garden's $42 Million Tax Break Will Upend New York's NHL Geography
The Buffalo Sabres will play a "home" game in New York City against the New York Rangers next year, so the Rangers can keep their special tax exemption.
The Moral Case for Tax Cuts
The ownership of tax money before the government confiscates it is a moral consideration, or at least ought to be.
Are High Taxes to Blame for Minnesota's Championship Drought?
The Twin Cities have been waiting since 1991 for a winner. A University of Illinois-Chicago economist says lowering the income tax rate might help.
Forget Reagan: Trump's Tax Plan Is More Like George W. Bush
Instead of permanent tax reform we get temporary taxcut-and-spend, again.
Trump's Tax Plan: Lower Tax Rates, Fewer Tax Breaks
Some good news, but will there be any spending cuts?
Virginia Gubernatorial Candidate Wants to Cut Taxes, But Not Enough
If revenues are still going up, you haven't cut the taxes enough.
It Costs a Lot When Government Sets Prices
Be it cigarettes, imported products, or even labor.
Undocumented Workers Do Indeed Pay State Taxes
An Oregon think-tank's study finds undocumented workers contributes $81 million to state and local government coffers.
Happy Taxation-Is-Theft Day!
Listen to Matt Welch interview Grover Norquist, David Cay Johnston and more on Sirius XM Insight from 9-12 am ET
Taxes, Testosterone, and the Virtues of Overbooking [Reason Podcast]
Reason editors Brian Doherty, Nick Gillespie, and Katherine Mangu-Ward discuss the week's news.
