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Elon Musk’s definition of “efficiency” hurts American industry and workers
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The 40-Year-Old Conservative
A generational divides drives “the policy war in Washington”
The Arc of the Economic Debate Is Long, but Bends Toward Tariffs
A roundup from Oren Cass about what you should be reading from around the web over the last week to better understand America.
A Constructed Crisis in Charleroi
An economy our elites enjoy leads to the problems in Charleroi, Springfield, and other Midwestern cities
U.K.’s Labour Party Gets Learning Right
What U.S. leaders can learn about promoting opportunity pluralism
Trump’s Most Misunderstood Policy Proposal
Oren Cass writes for the Atlantic about why focusing only on the costs associated fails to capture the truth about tariffs.
An Unsafe Bet
Unfettered online sports betting is already causing harm that can’t be
ignored
What Stagnating Wages and Stagnating NFL Offenses Have in Common
Plus, checking back in with labor unions and Professor Wolfers
From the ‘Great Connector’ to the ‘Great Sorter’
Young Americans need more communal pathways to adulthood than the traditional, four-year college route
Mommy, Where Do Parents Come From?
A roundup from Oren Cass about what you should be reading from around the web over the last week to better understand America.
A Bipolar Future in Asia
Thinking about China and the Asian continent in an era of trade warfare
Science Policy Can’t Be Driven by Advocates
Ideology has seeped into federal science funding, highlighting the need for reform
Against Justin Wolfers-ism
The temptation to use economics as propaganda does not serve economists well
Constructing Conservatism
Oren Cass writes for First Things magazine about how to construct a compelling conservative morality in our secular age.
Harris’s Global ‘Green New Deal’
The “Clean Energy Marshall Plan” is a lose-lose-lose for workers, industry, and developing nations
Is The U.S. Workforce Prepared to Reindustrialize?
Effective industrial policy will require changes to business as usual
Why Our Political Elite Remind Me of Dumb and Dumber
Or, the difference between the American dream and the American promise
The Rival Trading Blocs We Make Along the Way
A roundup from Oren Cass about what you should be reading from around the web over the last week to better understand America.
The Problem With Empty U.S. Campaign Promises
Both Harris and Trump seem determined not to be pinned down on policy
Potemkin Presidential Politics
The Harris-Walz campaign is one of appearances, not substance
