If there is a prize for the political scam of the 20th century, it should go to the conservatives for propagating as conventional wisdom that the Great Society programs of the 1960s were a misguided and failed social experiment that wasted taxpayers’ money. Nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, from 1963 when […]
Rules-Based International Order 1. Trump Imperialism 0
The president tried to assert the power to do whatever he wanted on the global stage. The market disagreed.
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Rollback Racket
For decades, mainstream economists insisted that consumers benefit from the dominance of chains like Walmart. New evidence shows otherwise.
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How to Bring Down Grocery Prices
The Defense Department has long operated discount supermarkets, called commissaries. Military families love them. A civilian equivalent could deliver more affordable groceries to hard-pressed Americans, at little to no cost to taxpayers.
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The Trump-Class Battleship: Worst Idea Ever
It’s not just ruinously expensive; it would weaken the Navy.
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The Tip Is the Distraction, and the Wage Is the Scandal
The tipped minimum wage has been a paltry $2.13 per hour since 1991. It’s time for a better system like California’s.
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Greenland and the Benjamins
There’s a method behind Trump’s madness and it’s colored green.
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The Ephemeral Presidency
Except for the damage, nothing Trump is doing will last.
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