The average professional in this country wakes up in the morning, goes to work, comes home, eats dinner, and then goes to sleep, unaware that he or she has likely committed several federal crimes that day. Why? The answer lies in the very nature of modern federal criminal laws, which have not only exploded in [...]
Since the rumblings of the economic crisis began in 2007, Americans have suffered four years of fear, recession, and stagnation. The culprit is not free markets, but Washington policy. The problem is politicians’ and regulators’ treatment of the nation’s “too big to fail” financial industry—not just in recent years, but over nearly three decades. America [...]
Starting on Jan. 1, 2011, President Obama’s economic recovery policy will begin the implementation of comprehensive, across-the-board tax rate increases for every major federal tax, along with some completely new taxes. Yet Obama and Congressional Democrats seek even more tax increases.