– Pursuing intellectual honesty in politics –
Do corporate share buybacks expose consumers to the business end of a bull market? Reasonable observers can find a lot to criticize about the 2017 tax reform bill, but an increase in corporate share buybacks shouldn’t be one of them. I outline five reasons why.
On balance, Judge Kavanaugh – though well credentialed and impressive in several respects – failed to demonstrate sober discretion both in his professional past and during the nomination hearings. The Supreme Court simply demands more.
We can avoid such contentious nominations in the future by putting more effort towards electing effective legislators rather than relying on the Supreme Court to fulfill our policy goals and by restoring the filibuster in the Senate.
