vp of federal tax policy @taxfoundation. adjunct instructor @sterlingclife. mom of three.
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1 Apr 2025
The White House claims tariffs work. Let’s look at each study they cite to see if they’re correct.
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Jun 13
With $1 trillion in net worth, Musk could give everyone on earth around 125 bucks and thereby solve all problems forever.
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Jun 11
"Taxing the Rich with Jared Walczak" sounds like @RichardMorrison and I got together to tax the rich, but in fact we had a good discussion on high earner taxes on the @freethe_economy podcast.
open.spotify.com/episode/5BA…
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The federal government collected $21.93B in tariffs in May and refunded $21.97B, for net tariff revenue of -$42 million.
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"In 2023, the liberal website Vox published an article that included a discussion of how chicken embryos may feel pain... the progressive press is more likely to raise this concern for chickens than human beings."
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ALT In 2023, the liberal website Vox published an article that included a discussion of how chicken embryos may feel pain. As someone who doesn’t eat chicken because of my animal welfare concerns, I found the article to be well reported and thoughtful. But it also stood out to me that the progressive press is more likely to raise this concern for chickens than human beings.
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Jun 10
Machinery and equipment is exempt by right for manufacturing in almost every state, because retail sales taxes aren't supposed to fall on production. (They all still do, to some degree.)
Data centers getting the same exemption, usually with stricter limits, isn't a giveaway.
BREAKING: Ohio secretly gave 100% sales tax breaks, lasting up to 40 years, to tech giants for data centers, per Cleveland.com.
The exemptions—signed by Gov. Kasich—give Google, Meta and Amazon at least $600 million each.
Legislators say the contracts can't be undone.
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“Social Security’s 75-year solvency gap has grown 16% relative to last year’s projections, from 3.82% of payroll to 4.42% of payroll. Over half of this deterioration was due to lower projected fertility rates while a third was the result of lower assumed immigration.
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Jun 9
The main Social Security trust fund is projected to be insolvent at the end of the next president's term, according to the latest Trustees report. You'd think/hope the candidates will at least mention this and try to come up with some solution.
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"Love only happens when you’re present, because love is attending to what is in front of you. Without attention, love is theoretical."
Read my latest mini-essay on Substack here: open.substack.com/pub/drarth…
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Jun 9
I have never once in my life encountered someone expressing this sentiment. Either I live in quite a bubble, or Ezra Klein does.
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Jun 5
Absolutely not. Questioning the allegations is one thing, but dismissing the alleged behavior as simply what men do—well, unfortunately that's too often true, but the word for those men is abusers. Any man who sees himself reflected in these allegations is abusive.
Jun 5
Every man out there (if they’re being honest) is reading this Graham Platner story and thinking: “gee, what would happen if the biggest newspaper in the country interviewed all of my exes and asked them about our drunken fights?”
That’s why this story ultimately won’t land. It won’t end Platner’s campaign
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Jun 5
Nice piece making the case for simple, broad reforms when it comes to both taxes and spending!
@danieldbunn and @ahardtospell use TAA as a case example of how hyper-targeted policies are at high risk of falling flat. Better to reform and enhance the existing unemployment system!
Jun 5
New piece from me and @ahardtospell on taxing AI: fortune.com/2026/06/05/sam-a…
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Jun 5
if that NYT story had been about a Republican political figure, it would have been written completely differently. There would have been no attempt whatsoever to soften the worst aspects of it. There would have been no "but other girlfriends said he was fine" angle.
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Jun 5
Just subduing women and putting them in rooms.
The apparent “assault” is that during what sounds like a heated argument, Platner subdued her and put her in a room, telling her to calm down. That seems to be the extent of any alleged assault.
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Three women who dated Graham Platner described volatile relationships including demeaning behavior and physical threats; one alleged he regularly grabbed her shoulders, twisted her arm behind her back, shoved her into a bedroom, and held the door closed to confine her. nytimes.com/2026/06/04/us/… nytimes.com/2026/06/04/us/…
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In 29 days, we will celebrate the 250th birthday of our exceptional nation, which became the greatest of all because we were the first to declare the self-evident truth that all people are created equal by God.
Not “born equal.” We are “CREATED equal.”
Because God made us all in His image, it means EVERY SINGLE PERSON has inestimable DIGNITY and VALUE—and our value is not related in any way to the color of our skin, what zip code we live in, what our talents are, our health condition, or any other factor. Our value is inherent, because it is given to us by our loving Heavenly Father.
When a culture devolves to the point of depravity where “influencers” can go online and so casually dismiss the deliberate murder of their own precious child, the survival of that culture itself is at risk.
God have mercy on our nation as we pray and work for an end to this evil, for hearts and minds to change, and for a renewed understanding of the self-evident truths and the sanctity of all human life.
“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you.” (Jeremiah 1:5)
This week, my wife and I made the very difficult decision to terminate the pregnancy due to Trisomy 21.
The choice was not made lightly. We really appreciate all of the personal stories that you guys shared with us, especially the unconditional support we received from fans with no matter what we decided.
I know some of you may be very disappointed to hear this news. We are devastated. This has been extremely traumatic for both of us, especially Ashley.
She underwent the procedure earlier this week and is on the mend. Thankfully, everything went smoothly, but emotionally we are drained.
Trisomy 21, also known as Down Syndrome, is caused by an extra chromosome. It is caused by an error in cell division, like a glitch. The odds of a baby having it is 1 in 1000.
When I first confronted this news, I was shocked but optimistic. If they’re a little slow intellectually, then we’ll make it work. I signed on to be a parent, come what may…but I just didn’t fully understand what Down Syndrome entailed.
Once we made it public, it became clear that MOST people don’t know what Down Syndrome entails (and no, it’s not the same as Autism):
50% of babies with DS have heart defects. 75% will have hearing challenges. Over 50% will have vision problems. Impaired immune function, developmental disabilities, learning disabilities, delayed physical development, poor muscle tone, structural issues with face, decreased lifespan, etc…Sadly, the list is long, feel free to look it up…Down Syndome isn’t a “blessing”, it is objectively shitty from a health perspective.
I didn’t realize just how rough it is for the child, let alone the family…more often than not, they would be fully dependent on others for the rest of their life.
The miscarriage risk is also close to 50%, which made matters worse…they may never see the light of day and it puts Ashley further at risk.
We spoke with doctors, friends, family and genetic counselors and learned that up to 90% of women terminate their pregnancy after learning the baby has Trisomy 21.
This was WAY higher than I expected, I thought it would be lower given that I hear so many say they kept or would keep the baby. I believe that’s because most terminations happen privately, it feels shameful. A lot of judgment being cast.
You never think you’d be in this type of situation until it happens to you and then things change.
To all of my fans who have weighed in on this topic who have Autism, Down Syndrome or any other conditions…we appreciate you. You matter a lot and we’re glad you’re here. I commend you and your families for having the strength and courage to push forward.
As for us, we made a difficult decision that we believe in the long-run will be beneficial for our family. Thankfully, we had a choice.
It will take a little time to move on, but we are excited to try again in the future and hopefully have a better outcome.
Love you guys & thank you for understanding. ❤️
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15 Feb 2025
Despite some bogus grants, a lot of government is like this cartoon. I bet this "small team" would find a line item for "screwworm sterilization" and delete it, not knowing that they just devastated American farming: theatlantic.com/science/arch…
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Jun 4
Occasionally now I run across some form or something that calls me a “pregnant person” and it’s just so cringey. No one wants this lol
Jun 4
New York Democrats replace the word "mothers" with "gestating parents" in new bill
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the more things change, the more they stay insane.
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Jun 4
The “good czar/bad counselors” excuse doesn’t work here! Or on most other issues with Trump.
Jun 3
President Trump surrounded himself with advisors who like tariffs because he himself likes tariffs. He fully owns this policy quagmire.
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Has the rise of work from home reduced the motherhood penalty in the labor market?
"In degrees where WFH increased, motherhood gaps in employment narrowed: for every 10% increase in WFH, mothers’ employment rates increased by 0.78 percentage points relative to other women’s."
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