Does Gun Control Work?

It’s a well-known that gun ownership rates (the percentage of adults living in a home with at least one gun) have a high correlation to gun deaths. The more guns there are, the more people are being shot and killed. And stricter gun laws correlate to fewer guns. These are statistical facts. But gun deaths […]

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How To Reduce the Abortion Rate

Let’s start with a basic premise: Abortions are undesirable. I’m not saying that abortion is never the best choice of a bad set of choices. In cases of incest, rape, and in cases where the health of the mother is at risk or the child is unviable, abortion may well be the best choice. But, […]

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The Laffer Curve is Misunderstood

The Laffer curve (named for economist Arthur Laffer who presented it to members of the Ford Administration in the 1970s) explains a very simple concept. And, that concept has been the foundation of a lot of economic policy ever since. The idea is that there are two income tax rates for which the government will […]

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