High growth needn’t require a war.
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The Rich, the Right, and the Facts: Deconstructing the Income Distribution Debate
Deconstructing the Income Distribution Debate
Posted inAmerica and the World
The Faster Track: Should We Build a High-Speed Rail System?
A solution to traffic jams breaks the investment jam.
Posted inEconomic Policy
The Moral Equivalent of War Production
Restoration of robust growth is the paramount challenge facing the nation, the most significant issue of the 1992 election, and the first task that will face a new administration. Indeed, all other important public questions are being held hostage to a sick economy that depresses aspiration, increases unemployment, de pletes revenue, and makes public remediation […]
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
The Strong Case for Gun Control
While abhorring violence, Americans genuinely believe that gun control laws cannot reduce violent crime because criminals will not give up their guns. But some new research shows that gun control, properly designed, can be effective as well as consti
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Life After Tight Money
The conservative experiment with tight money has failed. Popular monetary prescriptions—low interest rates and a more accountable Federal Reserve—are steps in the right direction. But they must go hand in hand with structural reforms to get the econo
