Are we a generous people? It sounds silly, but I’ve asked many similar questions over the last few years. Why is our attention span the size of a goldfish? Why have we become meaner, which is often exhibited in very public places like airplanes? Perhaps the pressures of modern-day living and ...
If politicians were truly serious about ending global inequality, many economists would say there is one obvious policy: allow greater global migration. A nurse is paid $1,900 annually in poor countries and $32,000 in rich countries. A McDonald’s worker in India earns 16 times less than their ...
History is a funny thing. For example, two communities claim to be the birthplace of the Republican Party, Exeter, New Hampshire and Ripon, Wisconsin. Around here Exeter is thought to be the holy place, but almost everywhere else in the country — including Wikipedia — believe it was ...
A whole new thing to worry about has just arrived. It joins a list of existential concerns for the future, along with global warming, the wobbling of democracy, the relationship with China, the national debt, the supply chain crisis, and the wreckage in the schools. Artificial intelligence, ...
With a stroke of the pen, North Carolina became the 40th state to expand Medicaid. “Holdout” states such as Mississippi are increasingly under pressure from pundits and policymakers to cave in and expand their own Medicaid programs. According to a recent report in The New York Times, ...
I have fought for fiscal responsibility and sustainability for more than 30 years. Unfortunately, our nation’s financial and fiscal outlook have deteriorated significantly during this period. In addition, the Treasury Department, Office of Management and Budget, Congressional Budget Office, ...
