• Cathy Cochran, 76, of Wimberley, died February 7, 2021. [read post]

Yes, said an Ohio Court of Appeals majority opinion, reasoning that the speaker's past speech "was not engaged in for a legitimate reason, but instead for an illegitimate reason born out of a vendetta seeking to cause mental distress to his mother and sister and to exact personal revenge. [read post]

As economist John Cochrane has noted, historical episodes of inflation, such as the 1970s, have ended only after some combination of monetary, fiscal, and microeconomic reforms improved incentives to work, save, and invest and raised the long-term growth trajectory of the economy.[6] As such, the federal tax system is a key lever policymakers can use to improve incentives and long-run economic growth while containing inflation. [read post]