NYPD officers provide security during th Hometown Heroes Ticker-Tape Parade for essential and frontline workers on July 7, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Gabriele Holtermann/Sipa USA)(Sipa via AP Images)
The Vexing Obstacle to Police Reform: A Cop’s Miserable Life
A deluge of 911 calls, little interaction with solid citizens, an “Us vs. Them” mentality—it’s breaking the country’s police forces. A veteran reporter explains why the blue have a bad attitude.
Voters Don’t Credit Biden for Their $1400 Stimulus Checks—and That’s Okay
Drawing the wrong lesson from Obama’s “invisible” stimulus bill.
Trump Praises the Capitol Insurrection. Will the GOP Dare to Follow?
Trump is praising the mob and turning insurrectionist Ashli Babbitt into a martyr. This is not going to help Republicans in the midterm elections.
Assassination of Haitian Leader Highlights Nation’s Monopoly-Dominated Economy
The killing of President Jovenal Moïse took place against a backdrop of elite power, anticompetitive policies, and the U.S. doing little to create open markets.
I’m a Biased Journalist and I’m Okay With That
Being fair and having a point of view aren’t incompatible. Reporters at the New York Times and elsewhere shouldn’t have to disguise or suppress their views.
Magazine
Memo to AOC: Only You Can Save the Government
There’s a way to stop privatization of the civil service and help working Americans. Here’s how.
Protecting the Vote
How to Safeguard Elections
The “For the People Act” almost certainly won’t pass—and it doesn’t cover every subterfuge anyway. But there are other ways to prevent the destruction of democracy.
College Guide
Our 2020 College Rankings Are Out: See How Your School Did
Washington Monthly lists the schools where majors popular with Black students lead to well-paying jobs.
Politics
The Vexing Obstacle to Police Reform: A Cop’s Miserable Life
A deluge of 911 calls, little interaction with solid citizens, an “Us vs. Them” mentality—it’s breaking the country’s police forces. A veteran reporter explains why the blue have a bad attitude.
Education
A Little College Student Debt Relief Goes A Long Way
While Washington, D.C. debates huge student debt relief packages, some universities are finding that modest loan forgiveness and support services can get students back to class and help schools’ bottom line, too.
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Pell Grants Should Cover Good Short-Term Worker Training Programs
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Trump’s Expansion of 529 Savings Plans Is One Pricey Idea
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The PhD Glut and What to Do About It
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Biden's Education Secretary? The Case for Amy Gutmann, President of the University of Pennsylvania
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What Happens to the Students Who Were Already Behind?
The Monopolized Economy
How the Postal Service Can Help Local Retailers Beat Amazon
Today’s shoppers want products delivered quickly. Local businesses are positioned to fill that demand, if only USPS’s Louis DeJoy would notice.
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Assassination of Haitian Leader Highlights Nation’s Monopoly-Dominated Economy
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USDA Food Box Program Provides Cautionary Tale About Contracts to Lowest Bidders
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The Republican Plan to Water Down Antitrust Reform
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Supreme Court Affirms Limited Win for College Athletes But Helps Monopolies
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Meatpacking Monopolism: Cyberattacks and America’s Concentrated Beef Industry
Books
The 20th Century Smut Shamer
The epic battle between Anthony Comstock—a self-appointed anti-vice crusader—and the feminists.
Economy
The Trillions In Covid Spending Is What the Economy Needed
Should the massive federal assistance have been more targeted? We should be glad it wasn’t.
Health Care
That Wildly Expensive New Alzheimer's Drug Needs Serious Testing
Why Biogen’s medication, aducanumab, should get studied through an important part of the Affordable Care Act, the Patient Centers Outcomes Research Institute.
