The American Revolution and the Danger of Standing Armies

Buying May Not Beat Renting Until Retirement In Some Expensive Markets: Zillow Authored by Mary Prenon via The Epoch Times, For a typical U.S. household, it can take decades to save for a home and reach the point where buying becomes cheaper than renting, with the timeline stretching into retirement in some expensive markets, according to an Aug. 20 Zillow report. A "for sale" sign is posted in front of a home for sale in San Marino, Calif., on Sept. 6, 2023. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images Zillow calculated the number of...

Gaza’s Health Ministry said on Monday that Israeli forces killed at least seven Palestinians and injured 17 over the previous 24-hour period, marking an escalation of IDF attacks in the Strip amid the US-Israeli war against Iran. The Quds News Network reported that just after midnight, an Israeli strike hit a tent in the Nuseirat […]

The Assisted Suicide Of Lofty State And Local Taxes Authored by Rob Arnott via RealClearPolitics, We get the government we choose to elect, hence the government we deserve. Voting for ever-higher punitive taxes on the rich is arguably a form of civic suicide. Consider that a wealthy New Yorker can get a raise of almost 40% just by moving. That’s right. If moving eliminates a 14.8% top state and local tax rate, our top-tier taxpayer gets a 36% raise, not a 14.8% raise, by leaving. It’s doubtful if any of our city...