Category: Preview Capsule
Preview capsules are released on the first three Fridays of the month. They contain a taste of what will be in the monthly newsletter.
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Here’s a second taste of what’s coming August 22!
What the Research Says about Term Limits By Ruth McLatchie According to Professor Anthony Fowler of the Center for Effective Government at the University of Chicago, the body of theoretical and empirical research on term limits tells us: However, the research does not tell us: Fowler suggests that there may be better ways to foster Read more
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Here’s a taste of what’s coming August 22!
History of Term Limits By Ruth McLatchie Term limits are an ancient idea that sprung from the democracies of Athens and Sparta and the Roman Republic. In the beginning of the United States Constitution, term limits were left out despite arguments for them by classically educated founders like Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin. After the Read more
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Here’s a 3rd taste of what’s coming July 25!
Taxes: Your Efforts, Our Future By Donald Wiggins The Tax Poem Attributed to Charley Reese, former Orlando Sentinel and King Features columnist, deceased May, 2013 Tax his land,Tax his bed,Tax the table,At which he’s fed. Tax his tractor,Tax his mule,Teach him taxesAre the rule. Tax his work,Tax his pay,He works forpeanuts anyway! Tax his cow,Tax Read more
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Here’s a second taste of what’s coming July 25, 2025!
Taxes The Intentional Complexity of the Tax Code By Mark Harris July 11, 2025 With the passing of the “Big Beautiful Bill,” federal tax law is once again being changed in ways that affect everyone. As with all changes to federal tax law, it benefits some, hurts others, and generally leaves the public confused – Read more
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Here’s a first taste of what’s coming July 25!
Taxes The Story of Taxation By Ruth McLatchie July 4, 2025 In this preview, we’re giving you a pop quiz to celebrate Independence Day! If you don’t already know the answers, you’ll find them in the first article of our July 25, 2025 newsletter. Ready? Go! Keep Cool and Think It Out The Editors Citizens Read more
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Here’s a third taste of what’s coming June 27!
Apportionment Re-imagined By Donald Wiggins, Jr. One hundred sixty six years ago, Charles Dickens challenged the human mind in, “A Tale of Two Cities” with the opening line “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” If Dickens were alive in 2025 in the United States, he might write, “It is Read more
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Here’s another taste of what’s coming June 27 !
Apportionment Gerrymandering By Mark D. Harris June 13, 2025 Gerrymandering has been a long-lived issue for the United States and Ohio alike. With origins that stemmed from the earliest days of our electoral process to the fights of today, gerrymandering has been a consistent issue due to the nature of partisan politics in the United Read more
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Here’s a taste of what’s coming June 27!
Apportionment – The Math Behind Representation What is apportionment, how has it changed over time, and why is it important? By Ruth McLatchieJune 6, 2025 “Apportionment is the process of dividing up a fixed quantity or resource among different individuals or groups in a fair and equitable way” according to the U.S. House of Representatives Read more
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Here’s a third taste of what’s coming May 23!
The Politics of Blame Why and How To Get Blame Out of Politics By William M. Taggart IV, Guest Contributor May 16, 2023 William M. Taggart IV – A professional engineer for over 30 years, Taggart worked on major projects in industry and served as an investigator for incidents and events. He is recognized as Read more
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Here’s another taste of what’s coming May 23, 2025!
The Politics of Blame Leviathan and the Virus By Mark Harris May 9, 2025 Thomas Hobbes makes a metaphor of the state and the biblical beast in his great work of early modern political philosophy, Leviathan. If we look at our nation as a proverbial beast, we may quickly see that it has come down Read more