T he Book of Revelations does not say whether the apocalypse will be televised. But if it is, WSVN in Miami will not have to interrupt its regular programming. It’s July 18 — the day of a visit by President Clinton to Miami — and WSVN, the nation’s most notorious tabloid station, is leading its […]
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Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The People Vs. the Parties
Could either party nominate a full-menu libertarian or populist? Our national political logjam explains why artifice has become endemic.
Posted inAmerica and the World
Did the U.S. Military Plan a Nuclear First Strike for 1963?
Recently declassified information shows that the military presented President Kennedy with a plan for a surprise nuclear attack on the Soviet Union in the early 1960s.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
How Money Votes: An Oklahoma Story
Bill Brewster, junior member of the House Ways and Means Committee, works hard on behalf of the money that elected him. Unfortunately, he is emblematic of a system that skews politics away from the people.
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
The Disengaged
David Hackett Fischer’s new book, Paul Revere’s Ride, is a cautionary tale for Democrats who expect their heroes to produce results overnight. The story of Paul Revere has come down to us as a tale of individual daring. In our national memory, he rides through the night single-handedly spreading the alarm about the redcoats to […]
Posted inHousing and Transportation
Reviving Community Development
Critics have called for abandoning the struggle for community development just as some of the most promising initiatives are being launched.
Posted inEconomic Policy
What I Really Say about Balancing the Budget
However you look at it, America is failing to prepare for its economic future. Each decade our savings performance worsens, and each decade so do our prospects for higher living standards. During the 1960s, U.S. net national savings averaged 8.1 percent of GDP. During the 1980s, that rate fell by half (to 3.9 percent). Thus […]
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Voting Rites: Why We Need a New Concept of Citizenship
In the primal act of citizenship, we face the ballot alone, face to face with our own ignorance.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Is The American Economic Model the Answer?
The financial elites that favor the “American” model — deregulation, weak unions, and a minimalist welfare state — ask the wrong question: how to compete against countries with lower wages and living standards.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Whose Confirmation Mess?
Who really politicized the Supreme Court? All it took to end the bloody confirmation battles were a few middle-of-the-road nominees.
