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Tuesday Lunch: Why an Honest Arbiter Is Important
If you’ve ever wondered where the line is between extreme and reasonable in the Indiana political discussion this gubernatorial election is going to draw it for you. Don’t expect, though, to learn much about the issues themselves. We’ve been writing lately about the importance of an independent mass media as an honest arbiter of the…
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NEAL: Tall Trees and American Exceptionalism
by Andrea Neal Visalia, Calif. — In Sequoia National Park in California, tall trees beckon one million visitors a year. The tourists come from all over the world to see something exceptional: the largest living things on earth. Rangers don’t think twice about marketing the park’s uniqueness. Brochures in multiple languages brag of “big trees,…
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BOHANON: Tax Reform Meets the Guy in the Mirror
by Cecil Bohanon, Ph.D. Here is a simple federal income-tax reform proposal. All earners report their income based on the current definition of adjusted gross income (AGI). All current tax exemptions, deductions and credits are abolished. Taxable income becomes adjusted gross income. All tax preferences are gone — tax breaks are nada, nothing, nil, not…