By Vijay Malik on April 5, 2004
April 15 is anathema to most Americans. This date is the Internal Revenue Service filing deadline for income taxes. The tax code, inaugurated in 1913, has been at the forefront of American politics since its inception. Something about the income tax is un-American. Maybe it’s the purported unfairness of it, professed by economic conservatives; maybe [...]
Posted in Editorials, National | Tagged April 2004, Volume II Number V
By Vijay Malik on November 10, 2003
“We found that government can spend money but it can’t put hope in our hearts or a sense of purpose in our lives; this is done by churches and synagogues and mosques and charities that warm the cold of life. A quiet river of goodness and kindness that cuts through stone.”
-President George W. Bush
During his [...]
Posted in Features | Tagged November 2003, Volume II Number III