What’s the most pressing economic problem facing the United States today? Some would say it’s stagnating productivity; others would identify the looming threat of automation, which has the potential to disrupt the very nature of our labor force; still others, mainly on the left, might argue that it’s income inequality.
A separate, related question: What is the appropriate level of governance? Which political entity should be responsible for the lion’s share of policymaking? Progressives tend to favor the federal government; federalists and many conservatives would rather that powers be devolved to the states.
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What’s the most pressing economic problem facing the United States today? Some would say it’s stagnating productivity; others would identify the looming threat of automation, which has the potential to disrupt the very nature of our labor force; still others, mainly on the left, might argue that it’s income inequality.
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Today marks the 25th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in Planned Parenthood v. Casey. This case involved the constitutionality of several provisions in Pennsylvania’s Abortion Control...
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Let’s get the “full disclosure” out of the way up front: Cardinal George Pell and I have been friends for 50 years, and collaborators in different projects for 25.
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An English private school for Orthodox Jewish girls aged three to eight is facing closure because it does not teach its students about gender reassignment or homosexuality.
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In the history of giving a hostage to fortune, John Cook, a former editor of the former online poison party known as Gawker, merits a special place. He has this to say about his professional...
So, he did it again. As we’ve learned countless times since his inauguration, President Trump is the exact same person as celebrity Trump and candidate Trump. He’s crass, vicious, and petty....
