Taxation Will Bleed You Dry: Anti-Federalist Warnings Ignored
More than a century before the 16th Amendment and the IRS, the Anti-Federalists warned that the Constitution’s taxing power would be used to bleed the people dry and consolidate power. Luther Martin, George Mason, Cato, and others saw it coming – unlimited...
Joe Biden’s Economic Ignorance
President Joe Biden is either economically ignorant or a liar. Or maybe both. Are “greedy” corporations driving inflation? Could taxing billionaires solve the government’s fiscal problems? According to Joe Biden, the answer to both questions is yes. The correct answer...
Thoughts on Moore v. United States
As part of this year’s Constitution Day event at USD Law School, I took a closer look at Moore v. United States, the pending U.S. Supreme Court tax case with significant originalist implications. It turns out to be a harder case than I had thought at first. The...