What America and the world can learn from the Faroe Islands
tax policy
Posted inPolitics
The Worst-Case Scenarios of the Republican House
Outside of investigations, the GOP will try to use leverage from must-pass bills to force through ideological priorities.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Elon Musk’s Twitter Debacle Shows the Problem With Billionaires
One person should not control nation-sized pots of resources.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Will the Green Transition Build Worker Power? The IRS Will Help Decide.
The IRS and Treasury should ensure that companies receiving tax credits stick to the labor standards in the Inflation Reduction Act.
Posted inAmerica and the World
Britain’s Tragic Collapse
The problem is not failed leadership but a failed ideology.
Posted inEconomic Policy
The American Welfare State Is Designed Horribly
The New York Times report notwithstanding, our signature poverty-fighting policy is a janky mess.
Posted inEconomic Policy
IRS Edges Closer to 21st-Century Computing
Thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act, the agency now has funding for significant IT upgrades—but the devil is in the details.
Posted inEducation in America
Besiege the Ivy League
We can have a better higher-education system, or we can have schools that cater to the elite and privileged. We can’t have both.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
House Leadership Delays Social Security Expansion While Crafting Tax Breaks for Rich Retirees
Nancy Pelosi’s office is blocking Social Security expansion, while Congress prepares to pass a windfall for rich retirees, insurance companies, and large asset managers like Vanguard and Fidelity.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
The Inflation Reduction Act’s Quiet Revolution on Public Power
Here’s how utilities will be decarbonized over the next decade.
