By Ray DiLorenzo Americans persistently say that taxes are too high. In a 2024 Gallup poll, 59% of adults say that the tax burden in America is excessive. That 60% number has been constant for several years. The Trump federal tax cuts and trimming of government have...
By Ray DiLorenzo It confuses many people. Myself included. I will attempt to simplify these complex concepts so that even I can grasp them. Oil is a globally priced commodity. Pump prices in the U.S. follow world supply and demand without concern for how much we...
By Ray DiLorenzo “You can always count on Americans to do the right thing — after they’ve tried everything else.” attributed to Winston Churchill I grew up during the Cold War. We were told, taught, cajoled, and force-fed that communism was evil. And...
By Ray DiLorenzo History is a beneficial way to learn. When schools cut back on history, society suffers. And we are suffering. To all those 50 years of age and under, did you learn in school that the early American colonies were initially administered under...
By Ray DiLorenzo AOC, when accused of being a socialist, had this to say: “Can I tell you a secret? Most people don’t really know what capitalism is; most people don’t even know what socialism is. But most people are not capitalist because they don’t have...
