The next president of the United States either will lead the world into an era of unprecedented peace and growth, in which virtually all nations are knitted together into a seamless economic web, or will watch the world fragment into three trading blocs of advanced and rapidly developing nations, and a fourth vast territory — […]
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Posted inEconomic Policy
The Kindest Cut
Of three tax relief plans on the congressional table, only one significantly benefits middle-class families.
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Flawed Vision: Deregulation and Public Choice
The theory of “public choice” tells us that the public cannot make intelligent choices about government. But deregulation is as much a choice as activism.
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
Civility and Its Discontents
You are a college president facing a student accused of scrawling racial epithets on campus. Should you expel him?
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
The Fractured Family
Some observers are celebrating post-modern families as a positive break from the traditional form. Others are calling for a restoration. Are those our only choices?
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Democratic Engagement:Bringing Populism and Liberalism Together
Long wary of each other, populism and liberalism could benefit from each other’s strengths.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Unhealthy Rations
Oregon’s plan to ration care of the poor has won favorable reviews around the country. But take a closer look.
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
Ideas, Yes; Assaults, No
The First Amendment protects the exchange of ideas, not verbal assaults.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Pragmatic Road Toward National Health Insurance
The politically plausible path to universal coverage is an approach that builds on employer-provided health coverage, caps costs, and stringently regulates insurers.
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
The Remedy is More Speech
Slurs against groups may be painful, but suppressing speech is not the answer.