There’s a backdoor tactic the administration would use to weaken programs that help the poor.
safety net
Posted inEconomy, January/February 2016, Magazine
Benefits for the Rest of Us
The growing ranks of contingent workers need a new deal.
Posted inBooks, Magazine, November/December 2015
Drive By
How companies like Uber work around regulations, avoid paying taxes, and shaft their workers.
Posted inEconomy, Magazine, November/December 2014
Discounted Seniors
Future waves of retirees need help saving now. If they get it, they’ll be a boon, not a burden.
Posted inBooks, Economy, Government, June/July/August 2014, Magazine
A Liberal’s Call to Real Liberty
How FDR redefined freedom and changed America.
Posted inMagazine, May/June 2013
Bonds of Citizenship
A new route to universal national service and economic fairness.
Posted inBooks, Government, Health Care, January/February 2013, Magazine
Did Hurricane Sandy Save Obamacare?
How disaster relief justifies the welfare state.
Posted inBooks, Law and Justice, Magazine, September/October 2012
Broken in Hoboken
How the poor used to live.
Posted inBooks, Magazine, Politics, September/October 2012
Identity Politics Revisited
By most accounts, economic issues are the real core of politics, and social issues are a distraction. A historian begs to differ.
Posted inGovernment, July/August 2012, Magazine
How to Save Our Kids From Poverty in Old Age
The case for American Stakeholder Accounts.
