July 29, 2019
July 16, 2019
Washington’s ‘Public Option’ meets economic realities
Sarah Kliff did some fine reporting on, ‘The Lessons of Washington State’s Watered Down ‘Public Option’’ for the New York Times last month,
For those who dream of universal health care, Washington State looks like a pioneer. Continue Reading...
July 12, 2019
UK Northern Ireland abortion act oversteps legal boundaries: Expert
The UK Parliament has taken a step to overturn legislation on two of the most sensitive issues in politics, in violation of an agreement that grants authority over those issues to a lower level of government. Continue Reading...
July 11, 2019
Bolsonaro’s first 6 months
July 05, 2019
Is income inequality acceptable?
In the past few weeks, democratic presidential hopefuls outlined income inequality fixes anywhere from $1,000 per month basic income to free college and single payer healthcare. While many operate on the assumption that income equality results in a fair economic system, I do not. Continue Reading...
July 01, 2019
A modest, utopian proposal for the border crisis: commerce
The Democrats had their first presidential primary debate last week, and immigration was a central focus both nights. Poor conditions of refugees and others detained crossing the southern border have been in the news all year. Continue Reading...
July 01, 2019
Is social media the source of our social problems?
The British economist John Kay made a powerful argument in his 2011 book Obliquity: Why our goals are best achieved indirectly that the best way to achieve any complex of broadly defined goal is indirectly through a gradual process of risk taking and discovery. Continue Reading...
July 01, 2019
Letter from Rome: American vs. European Nationalism
Last month’s Sohrab Ahmari-David French debate was the more recent skirmish about the meaning of American conservatism. Acton’s Joe Carter has helpfully compiled a reading list without appearing to favor one side over the other. Continue Reading...
June 28, 2019
We don’t need primary debates, we need a prep school for potential presidents
June 26, 2019
Compulsory vote and populism — an urgent problem in Latin America
In the United States there is a significant amount of criticism on the political left towards the Electoral College Voting System. The ones making this argument normally state that the “winning takes all” measure creates a bias against minorities, destroying the country’s popular vote. Continue Reading...
