Preston Brashers
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LawCommentary
Happy Constitution Day: More Than a List of Rights
Preston Brashers|September 16, 2025
Americans who have never lived elsewhere may take for granted the constitutional protections we enjoy. But on this Constitution Day, Americans should understand that the… Read More
LawCommentary
Modest Cuts, Outsized Outrage: The Truth Behind the Big, Beautiful Bill’s Budget Reform
Preston Brashers|July 07, 2025
An unspoken rule among the Washington establishment is that once Congress throws money at a spending program, that decision should be treated as irrevocable. If… Read More
LawCommentary
Too Much SALT Could Ruin the ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’
Preston Brashers|May 12, 2025
President Donald Trump’s “one big, beautiful bill” could be in jeopardy over a major SALT disagreement. Not the kind of salt that you keep in… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Extending the Trump Tax Cuts’ Small Business Provisions Is Critical for Main Street
Preston Brashers|April 21, 2025
Congress has a decision to make. Hang American small business owners out to dry, or lock in a tax system that allows America’s entrepreneurs to… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
DOGE Is Doing Great Work. But We’re Still Broke.
Preston Brashers|February 27, 2025
Most Americans remember the scene from the classic movie “It’s a Wonderful Life.” George Bailey jubilantly enters his Building and Loan after spreading the news… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Atop Agenda for 119th Congress: Lock in Trump Tax Cuts
Preston Brashers|December 03, 2024
A top priority for the incoming 119th Congress and the second Trump administration should be to extend and build upon President-elect Donald Trump’s 2017 tax… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
What Pollsters Missed on Trump and How It Applies to Government Spending and Taxes
Preston Brashers|November 12, 2024
Donald Trump last week won every battleground state and cruised to an electoral victory. “Top” data experts and pollsters didn’t see it coming. Trump’s big… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Inflation: Government’s Secret Tax That Erodes Your Hard-Earned Cash
Preston Brashers|October 29, 2024
Those in power talk about inflation as if it’s a natural occurrence. They’d have you believe that there’s no more sense in blaming government leaders… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The Danger of Taxing Unrealized Capital Gains
Preston Brashers|August 30, 2024
Some ideas are like horror movie villains. They’re dangerous, and no matter how many times they’re defeated, they never seem to die. The misguided idea… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
A Republic If You Can Keep It, by the Grace of God
Preston Brashers|July 19, 2024
Our republic averted a national catastrophe by one inch: The tilt of former president Donald Trump’s head, an imperceptible difference in the wind, a slight… Read More
EconomyCommentary
How Much Federal Income Tax Do the Rich Pay?
Preston Brashers|June 26, 2024
Politicians on the Left portray the rich in America as a bunch of freeloaders who don’t pay their fair share of taxes. These politicians suggest… Read More
SocietyCommentary
How the Declaration of Independence Is Now Problematic for the Authoritarian Left
Preston Brashers|June 04, 2024
In George Orwell’s dystopian novel “1984,”the authoritarian government had power over every aspect of people’s lives, especially their thoughts. To reshape minds, even history could… Read More
EconomyCommentary
5 Ways to Help Avoid Going Over the Looming 2025 Tax Cliff
Preston Brashers|May 14, 2024
A large tax increase is scheduled to hit almost all taxpayers at the end of next year—that is, unless Congress comes up with, and agrees… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Recipe for Economic Train Wreck: Biden’s FY ’25 Budget’s 10 Massive Tax Increases
Preston Brashers|March 13, 2024
President Joe Biden released his proposed budget for fiscal year 2025 on Monday. There’s something in his budget for everyone—everyone who loves tax hikes, that… Read More
EconomyCommentary
If You Ran Your Family Budget Like the Government, You’d Be Broke: ‘Tax Cut’ Edition
Preston Brashers|January 25, 2024
The bipartisan Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act might sound good on the surface. A closer look, however, reveals that the legislation is… Read More
EconomyCommentary
A Tax Policy Trojan Horse for Welfare Expansion and Inflationary Deficits
Preston Brashers|January 25, 2024
If you think congressional deadlocks are concerning, just wait until you see what Congress does when it’s in a blinding rush. The House Ways and… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Rogue Agencies Flout Constitution and Undermine Our Republic’s Institutions
Preston Brashers|December 28, 2023
Students learn in civics class—or at least they used to—that under the U.S. Constitution, Congress passes the laws, and the president and the rest of… Read More
SocietyCommentary
This Thanksgiving, Don’t Take America for Granted
Preston Brashers|November 21, 2023
“By the sweat of your face you shall eat bread, till you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; for you… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The Feds and These 37 States Hit Parents With Marriage Penalties
Preston Brashers|October 06, 2023
Marriage is increasingly rare among younger American adults. Back in 1970, 83% of Americans aged 25 to 34 were married. Today, only 41% in that… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Biden Raised Taxes, but Tax Revenues Are Way Down This Year. Here Are 5 Reasons Why.
Preston Brashers|September 06, 2023
Just because the government raises taxes, doesn’t necessarily mean it will raise more revenues. The Biden administration is discovering that the hard way. In August… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Interest Rates Are Soaring, Raising the Alarm for a Painful Reckoning for America
Preston Brashers|August 22, 2023
Someone with a million dollars of credit card debt probably wouldn’t celebrate if his interest rate skyrocketed. Yet some analysts are touting rising interest rates… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Biden and Media Claim Sky Is Falling, Pressure Congress to Keep Growing Debt
Preston Brashers|May 31, 2023
“This is an urgent message! If you do not respond within 24 hours, we will be forced to terminate your account and foreclose on your… Read More
EconomyCommentary
European-Level Taxes Coming to America If US Keeps Up Unsustainable Spending
Preston Brashers|May 23, 2023
Compared to Western Europe, the American middle class has it pretty good when it comes to taxes. Of course, that’s more of an indictment on… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Here Are Winners, Losers If House’s Debt Ceiling Plan Becomes Law
Preston Brashers|April 28, 2023
The House of Representatives passed the Limit, Save, Grow Act on Wednesday, marking a significant victory for House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif. McCarthy managed to… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Democrats Refuse to Deal as House Republicans Deliver a Pro-Growth Bill to Reduce Spending
Preston Brashers|April 25, 2023
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., released text April 19 of legislation dubbed the Limit, Save, Grow Act. The bill, a focus of internal negotiations among… Read More
EconomyCommentary
How Enormous Boost in IRS Funding Is Warping Tax Agency’s Priorities
Preston Brashers|April 17, 2023
The IRS released its strategic operating plan on April 6, describing its intentions for spending the nearly $80 billion of supplemental funding it’s receiving under… Read More
EconomyCommentary
8 Things to Know About Biden’s Fiscal 2024 Budget, From Bad to Worse
Preston Brashers|March 14, 2023
When discussing budgets, President Joe Biden often uses a quote that he attributes to his father: “Don’t tell me what you value. Show me your… Read More
EconomyCommentary
From Concerning to Terrifying: 7 Horrible Milestones on Horizon for Bloated Federal Budget
Preston Brashers|March 01, 2023
A character in Ernest Hemingway’s first novel, “The Sun Also Rises,” explains how he went bankrupt: “Gradually and then suddenly.” Americans who have fallen deep… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
So-Called Inflation Reduction Act’s Bait-and-Switch: IRS to Crack Down on Waitresses’ Underreported Tips
Preston Brashers|February 17, 2023
It’s tax season, and the IRS has a new $80 billion slush fund at its disposal, thanks to the misnamed Inflation Reduction Act, which was… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Why Blue State Politicians’ Tax Cartel Attempt Will Fail
Preston Brashers|February 01, 2023
Cartels are groups of organizations that collude with each other to drive up prices, crush competition, and ultimately extort huge amounts of money to redistribute… Read More
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