From 2015 to 2016, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, California’s Gross Domestic Product rose 4.1 percent while Texas dropped 1.4 percent—right at the edge of recession. Once again conservative economists have been proved wrong: high taxes in the…

I always enjoyed lecturing about the libertarians when I taught political philosophy. They style themselves as serious thinkers; and, calling themselves the “Party of Principle,” they choose theoretical consistency over political expediency. In 1972 presidential election philosopher John Hospers garnered…

Trump’s acceptance speech at the GOP convention was filled with lies and misrepresentations.  Yes, it is true that “43 million Americans are on food stamps,” but the number rose because of the Great Recession not because of Obama.  Obama’s economic…