The economy is on an excellent track right now—incredibly low unemployment, declining inflation, and stunning productivity growth—but the president is still coping with income growth.
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Posted inHigher Education
Canceling Liz Magill Will Be Bad News for Free Speech
The firing of University of Pennsylvania is bad for free speech and will also hurt those combattingg antisemitism.
Posted inPolitics
The Trouble with Polling Third-Parties
Sure, third-party candidates have decided any number of contests—including presidential races—but experts are stymied by gauging how these potential spoilers will do come Election Day.
Posted inWar in the Mideast
After Hamas Sexual Violence, “A Room of Women Taking Care of Other Women”
In New York City, I listen as an Israeli officer recalls the care and concern, the rituals and rites, for the women sexually assaulted and slaughtered by Hamas on October 7.
Posted inLaw and Justice
A Taxing Question for the Roberts Court
The justices are being asked to define income under the 16th Amendment, and their answer will have a huge effect on enacting taxes on extreme wealth.
Posted inPolitics
If Conservatives Care About the Border So Much, They Shouldn’t Wreck Section 702
Republican hypocrisy and weak leadership is threatening the continuation of the critical counterterrorism program.
Posted inLaw and Justice
What John Roberts Could Learn From Niccolò Machiavelli
Instead of defusing the ethics crisis on the Supreme Court, the chief justice has allowed it to fester, ignoring sage advice from the great authority on power.
Posted inPolitics
The Great Republican Crackup
Across the country, it’s MAGA v. ultra-MAGA v. Less MAGA as GOP conferences joust over who’s the Trumpiest. Amusing though it may be, Democrats shouldn’t gloat.
Posted inPolitics
Haley’s Comet
The former U.N. Ambassador and South Carolina governor is having a moment, but as her abortion hustle shows, there is no there there.
Posted inEconomy
How Franklin Roosevelt Tamed Wall Street
With a ripping narrative and characters like Joseph Kennedy and William O. Douglas, one of the best books of 2023 explained how the financial sector finally bent the knee.
