Category: The Economy

Federal Debt Interest 2017
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Still a Bottomless Pit IV

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Why isn’t this figure newsworthy?

Federal Debt Interest
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Still a Bottomless Pit III

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Why isn’t this figure newsworthy?

What’s the Deal with a $15 Minimum Wage?
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What’s the Deal with a $15 Minimum Wage?

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More money, fewer jobs.

Hey, Bernie, the Robots Are Coming!
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Hey, Bernie, the Robots Are Coming!

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Democrat presidential candidate Bernie Sanders thinks he can wave a magic government wand, impose lots of new taxes and government programs and make the world grand. Reality has another notion. Take the minimum wage. Bernie says he’ll raise it to $15 an hour, more than doubling it. If I worked at a fast-food restaurant for […]

Falling Oil Prices
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Falling Oil Prices and the Future of the World Economy

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Oil prices are important in high-income and developing countries.

A Case for Catholic Education
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A Case for Catholic Education

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The National Catholic Educational Association paints a bleak picture for Catholic education in America. There are currently only 6,568 Catholic schools remaining in the USA. During 2014 an additional 88 schools closed or consolidated, while only 27 new schools opened. About 2 million students attend Catholic schools, of which 328,000 plus are non-Catholic. This is […]

Federal Debt Interest 2015
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Still a Bottomless Pit II

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Isn’t this number newsworthy?

Obamas in Church - Sunday, January 20, 2013
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Obama’s National Prayer Breakfast Remarks

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We lack the will to alleviate many of society’s ills.

Has the President Exceeded His Authority on Immigration?
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Has the President Exceeded His Authority on Immigration?

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Twenty-four states say Yes, he has.

Illegal Immigration
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Illegal Immigration

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Is Europe Losing Control of its Borders?

Assessing Piketty’s “Capital in the Twenty-First Century”
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Assessing Piketty’s “Capital in the Twenty-First Century”

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His mistakes are fundamental and pervasive.

A Future Fraught with Tension
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A Future Fraught with Tension

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The impending retirement wave of Baby Boomers and its impact on American society is something that the Center for a Just Society has been discussing for several years. The issue of a rapidly aging society combined with a rapidly shrinking worker base may not be a sexy topic, but it’s an extremely important one that […]

Detroit Bankruptcy Visual
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Super-Amnesty Will Turn Every City into Detroit

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America will be a more dangerous and poorer place.

21st-Century Federal Debt Interest
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Still a Bottomless Pit

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Shouldn’t this figure be newsworthy?

Homes for Those Without a Place
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Homes for Those Without a Place

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The idea of home, of a sense of place, is a vital thread in conservative thought. It’s crucial to the conservative emphasis on community, family, and local institutions. Yet amid the incessant discussions on this theme, it’s easy to forget how such a basic good as a literal home is unobtainable for so many homeless […]

Boomers vs. Millenials
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Boomers vs. Millenials

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There have been countless recent articles analyzing the millennial generation and its distinctive characteristics, but too many are ignoring an upcoming conflict that could define the generation: the aging baby boomers are going to be a big problem for millennials and their parents in the coming decades. In the U.S., the baby boomers are nearing […]

The Koreas at Night, 30 January 2014
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Always Earth Hour

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Earth Hour: dumbest idea ever?

Ronald Reagan Lecture
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Obama Should Study the History of Reaganomics

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Obama’s and Reagan’s policies for economic recovery were completely different.

Stethoscope-Money
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The War Against Work and Wealth

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Our standard of living depends on the production of wealth.

Dollars and Cents
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Government Power is an Economic Inequality

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The real concentration of wealth is no longer among men, but among institutions.

Green Eye of Envy
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The Politics of Envy

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Wealth is fresh fruits and vegetables in January, indoor plumbing, and MRI machines.

Globe
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Climate Change Deliberation

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We are asked to ignore the simplest hypothesis that the earth’s climate is ever changing.

SOTU SUBTEXTS
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SOTU SUBTEXTS

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It’s always the same speech, really.

Economic Freedom
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Unequal Distribution of Economic Freedom

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The rich get richer when they use government to marginalize the poor.