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How Not to Run a Household — or a Country
Donald and Melania Trump are eating breakfast together at Mar-a-Lago on the morning of January 21, 2029. At noon on the previous day, Gretchen Whitmer was sworn in as the forty-eighth president of the United States. Donald…
How Self-Interest Civilizes Politics
Why do people vote, protest, or boycott, when their individual actions almost never change political outcomes? Economists have long emphasized that the probability that your single vote will swing a national election is…
Art Of The Deal: Trump Used Peace Through Strength As Israel And Hamas Agree To Ceasefire
By Robert Romano President Donald Trump has brokered a ceasefire with Israel and Hamas, a return of the hostages and a prisoner exchange on Oct. 9 that, if it holds, be the start of a new era of peace in the region.
Trump reloads an ‘America First’ energy agenda while reasserting sound science
For a good laugh, turn to page 42 of the report President Donald Trump’s Energy Department released in July. On this page, the huge gulf between climate modeling and observed warming comes into sharp focus. The report…
FDR and the Quashing of Free Radio
No president in American history had greater skill in the political uses of radio than Franklin Delano Roosevelt. His warm voice was called “sincere . . . and good natured even in attack,” and gained easy access to millions…
Mao’s Children: How Revolutionary Zeal Is Still Warping Young Minds
Having read and written extensively (for example, here) about the suffering of the Chinese people under Mao, I was horrified and alarmed to listen to this short take by an Oberlin College student shortly after the Charlie…
Badger of Economics: Why We Still Need the Austrian School
In mythology, the badger is an unlikely symbol of wisdom. Resourceful and persistent, it digs deep for hidden answers, and surprises opponents with unexpected strength. That is why school founder Helga Hufflepuff chose it as…
Democrats Continue To Lag In Voter Registration Numbers And Are Shedding Party Members Even In Blue States
By Manzanita Miller The Democratic Party is in crisis as Congressional Democrats struggle to establish credibility on the illegal immigration crisis, unchecked crime and political violence, and the contentious government…
Poll: 65% Say Dems Should Pass Clean Continuing Resolution Without Obamacare Expansion Including 39% Of Dems
By Robert Romano 65 percent of registered voters believe that Democrats should accept the current continuing resolution that the House has passed that keeps spending levels at that of the current fiscal year and should not…
Have Mount Laurel Obligations Made New Jersey Housing More Affordable? A Synthetic Control Analysis of Housing Supply and Cost
This paper investigates the effect of affordable housing obligations in New Jersey on cost of living, cost of housing, and actual housing production. New Jersey’s Mount Laurel court cases established
