This article is the first part of a two-part examination of the contentious issue of how state governments' provision of goods and services to the public should be taxed under a VAT.

Women do not have an assigned place. Women are various. One size does not fit all.

The Senate may soon pass a bill, already passed in the House, based on the false assumption that women still face rampant pay discrimination in the workplace.

If conservatives want to appeal to black Americans, they can start by admitting there is a problem with the disproportionate ratio in unemployment among black Americans throughout the country.

By penalizing old-fashioned morality you do not make toleration of the new morality more likely.

Astrategic approach to addressing labor and employment issues.

Most racial preferences--for example, in college admissions--are shrouded in secrecy and dishonesty.

Discrimination is not a major cause of overall male-female pay differences, and President Obama's deliberate disregard of the research crosses the line into policy malpractice.