RANDOM THOUGHTS ON TAXES:

Taxes were not the bitter experience this year they have proven to be in years past (it helps that I had a reasonable expectation of how much I would have to pay, not true, e.g., last year), but even so, I support the Jane Galt Tax Plan, and you should, too.

Relatedly, this Slate article would be perfect for Patrick Deneen; I have more sympathy than some for our glorious, modern, globalized, capitalistic age, but even I found myself thinking the author is a fine example of everything wrong with America today.