Ari Armstrong's Articles
Economics, Politics & Rights
“Fair Tax” Offers Neither Fairness Nor Simplicity
Ari Armstrong October 12, 2011
I would merrily accept a simple national sales tax as a replacement for the income tax—only if it followed the repeal of the Sixteenth Amendment. John Keel seems to misunderstand the purpose of my initial article about the so-called “Fair Tax.” I did not endorse the income tax over a…
Economics, Politics & Rights
How to Actually “Separate Government from the Corporations”
Ari Armstrong October 11, 2011
While the “Occupy Wall Street” movement offers little in the way of a coherent message, it tends to demonize corporations (while using myriad corporate products to organize the protests), demand more political handouts and economic controls, and attack capitalism. Once in a while, though, the “occupiers” offer a tidbit that,…
Economics, Science & Technology
Fuel Controls Violate Rights and Stifle Markets
Ari Armstrong October 7, 2011
Zero to 28? Yes, on a good day. Henry Ford’s first two-cylinder, eight-horsepower Model A car of 1903 cost around $18,000 in today’s dollars. Since then, manufacturers have aggressively pushed forward automotive technology, producing vehicles that are faster, safer, more comfortable, and more economical to purchase and operate. Unfortunately, the…
Economics, Politics & Rights
"Fair Tax" Looks Ugly in the Details
Ari Armstrong October 1, 2011
No wonder so many Americans want to abolish the income tax and the IRS along with it. The IRS pries into our earnings, our daily spending habits, even our mileage records. The nightmarishly indecipherable tax code imposes huge compliance costs, along with the risks of arbitrary persecution for innocent errors.…
Politics & Rights
To Help Save America, Tea Partiers Must Fully Embrace Individual Rights
Ari Armstrong August 20, 2010
[caption id="attachment_9943" align="alignright" width="300"] Wikimedia Commons[/caption] The Tea Party movement is one of the most important developments in modern American political history. Hundreds of thousands of Americans have joined together in a grassroots campaign calling for limited government, reduced spending, lower taxes, and greater liberty. This movement could help save…
Politics & Rights, Reviews
Review: Capitalism Unbound, by Andrew Bernstein
Ari Armstrong February 20, 2010
Ari Armstrong reviews Capitalism Unbound: The Incontestable Moral Case for Individual Rights, by Andrew Bernstein.
History
Lest We Be Doomed to Repeat It
Ari Armstrong February 20, 2009
Provides an essentialized chronology of the era, focusing on the (ominously familiar sounding) policies of Herbert Hoover and Franklin Delano Roosevelt.