The Role and Purpose of Government
On the website e21, Representative Paul Ryan has responded to a column by David Brooks, who in turn was commenting on an op-ed by Ryan and Arthur Brooks, president of the American Enterprise Institute....
View ArticleTaking Responsibility for Inherited Problems, and Other GOP Dilemmas
According to Senator Jim DeMint, even if a balanced-budget amendment were attached to a vote to raise the debt limit, he’d vote against it — and he encourages freshmen Republicans not to vote for...
View ArticleThat Debt Ceiling Again
Responding to my post from earlier this week, a reader wrote me this:This current article has raised questions for me. Why is it assumed that failure to raise the debt ceiling must necessarily result...
View ArticleHow to Think About Inequality
The issue of income inequality has never before been central to American politics. Though concern for the poor, disputes over welfare programs, and complaints about "the rich" have of course featured...
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