Conor Williams
Conor Williams is a Senior Researcher in the Early Education Initiative at the New America Foundation. Find him on Twitter: @ConorPWilliams
The Battle of Little Bighorn and Why It Never Ends
Custer’s last stand was 150 years ago. As America wrestles with its 250th birthday, this commemoration also cuts to the heart of who we are.
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A Unified Theory of Donald Trump’s Presidency
Past presidents have tapped their unarticulated prerogative powers in times of necessity and for the national good. For Trump, it’s a permission slip to do as he will.
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Income Inequality and the Trust Funds Shortfalls
Both the Social Security and Medicare trust funds face exhaustion by 2033 because more of the nation’s total income goes to the rich, and much of their growing share goes untaxed.
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The Stranded Talent Dilemma: A Challenge to Higher Ed, Employers, and Government
Millions of Americans face a job crisis: They’re employed but not moving up and they don’t know what to do. Here’s some of what we need to ease the problem of stalled careers.
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The Most Important Founder You’ve Never Heard Of
James Wilson, later a Supreme Court justice, signed the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. He presaged Lincoln by insisting the former owed much to the latter.
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Any Iran Deal Will Fail Without a Two-State Solution
There are no shortcuts around the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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When America’s Culture Wars Were Fought in Art Galleries
Late 20th-century battles over artists like Robert Mapplethorpe and Andres Serrano set the stage for the transgressive Age of Trump.
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