Nothing is certain but death and taxes — but is that really the worst thing in the world? Sure, the death part may not be ideal, but Matthew Yglesias gives a few good reasons why taxation is A-OK.

And Sarah Posner writes that John McHugh‘s Army secretary nomination is coming under scrutiny from church-state separation advocates.

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