How the “sharing economy” allows Millennials to cope with downward mobility, and also makes them poorer.
June/July/August 2015
Posted inJune/July/August 2015, Magazine, Politics
Scott Walker’s Real Legacy
What did the Wisconsin governor’s union busting actually accomplish for the “hardworking taxpayers” of his state? And what do his actions tell us about how he might govern as president?
Posted inGovernment, June/July/August 2015, Magazine
Why Is America Losing the Commercial Drone Wars?
For years, lobbyists and conservatives have managed to wrap regulatory agencies in ever more procedural red tape. Now those restrictions are hamstringing what ought to be a sprinting American industry.
Posted inEconomy, June/July/August 2015, Magazine
Wealth and Generations
By focusing on the growing riches of the “1 percent,” we miss another form of inequality that is bigger, and arguably even more dangerous.
Posted inGovernment, June/July/August 2015, Magazine
The Hungary Games
How Hillary Clinton and her diplomats kept authoritarianism at bay in eastern Europe.
Posted inEconomy, June/July/August 2015, Magazine
The Lost Entrepreneurial Generation?
Millennials are starting fewer businesses than previous generations. Here’s what might be holding them back.
Posted inBooks, Government, June/July/August 2015, Magazine
On Not Canonizing the Gipper
Efforts to elevate Ronald Reagan’s reputation to Rooseveltian heights continue. Time to stand athwart historians and yell “Stop!”
Posted inBooks, June/July/August 2015, Magazine
The Age of the Disengaged
Are Millennials really more alienated from politics than youth in generations past?
Posted inBooks, June/July/August 2015, Law and Justice, Magazine
Second Chance, My Ass
Ex-offenders need jobs to stay out of jail. But easy access to criminal records, a gift of the Internet age, means that employers won’t hire them.
Posted inJune/July/August 2015, Magazine
Low-Information Lawmakers
Why today’s Congress can no longer cope with complex problems.
