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No, The Framers Would Have Hated The Billionaire Tax
No, The Framers Would Have Hated The Billionaire Tax
Authored by Jonathan Turley,
Below is my column in the Wall Street Journal on the bizarre claim of Gov. Gavin Newsom and others that the Framers would have supported wealth taxes, including the proposed Billionaire’s Tax. It is a claim that seeks to mask the economically unwise with the historically unfounded. The Framers sought to protect property from legislative redistributive impulses. James Madison wrote that the bicameral system, and particularly the Senate, “ought to be so constituted as to protect the minority of the...
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Sep 2, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Apple Maps Changes Name Of Lake Ontario To Lake America
Apple Maps Changes Name Of Lake Ontario To Lake America
Update (1700ET): President Trump has voiced his approval of this change as "complete, ratified, and binding"...
As Kimberly Hayek detailed earlier for The Epoch Times, Apple has changed the name of Lake Ontario to "Lake America" on the web version of its Apple Maps service, following an executive order from U.S. President Donald Trump that renamed the body of water located on the U.S. - Canada border.
The update appeared Sept. 1 for users in the United States. It came days after Alphabet's...
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May 14, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Iranian Commandos Board & Seize Honduras-Flagged Ship Off UAE
Iranian Commandos Board & Seize Honduras-Flagged Ship Off UAE
It appears the Iranians have boarded and seized another ship in the Persian Gulf region - this time as the vessel was anchored off the coast of the United Arab Emirates, and while it was reportedly en route to Iranian territorial waters.
The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said Thursday that the vessel was seized by "unauthorized personnel", with the initial incident being reported about 38 nautical miles northeast of the UAE port of Fujairah.
via Reuters
The agency said the ship's company security...
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May 29, 2026 / Dale Steinreich
The Defeat of Thomas Massie: Where to Go from Here?
The recent primary defeat of Thomas Massie will deprive this country of a free-market and anti-war voice. How should libertarians respond?
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