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Tariffs Cannot Fully Replace the Income Tax
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (350+ words) The individual and corporate income tax raises a significant amount of revenue. Under current law, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projects that the individual income tax will raise $2.8 trillion in 2026 and the corporate income tax will raise another $400 billion for…...
America’s Talent Test
3+ mon, 5+ day ago (545+ words) Security risks are real. But the answer is sharper vetting, not shrinking the talent reservoir. Closing off Chinese talent'central to U.S. scientific and AI leadership'would undercut every strategic goal Washington claims to prioritize. The post America's Talent Test appeared first on…...
The Pride Gap and the Politics of Disillusionment
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (206+ words) This is not just polarization. It's the collapse of a shared civic story'the idea that America, however flawed, is still worth believing in. For most of the 20th century, left and right alike could speak of national pride without embarrassment. Roosevelt…...
Gratitude, Not Grievance, Makes America Great
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (635+ words) I recently visited the'new Milken Center for Advancing the American Dream in Washington, which was featuring'former President George W. Bush's paintings in an exhibit called Out of Many, One.'What I found was quietly profound: a celebration of gratitude, service, and…...
Thinking About American Capitalism When the Tricentennial Nears
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (242+ words) The Wall Street Journal's USA250 series asked a group of economists to make a long-term forecast: What will American capitalism look like in 2075? Good luck. As the saying goes, predictions are hard, especially about the future." I would guess that back…...
Geography, Place, and the Making of Citizens
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (1113+ words) Last year,only 34 percent of Americans could locate Ukraine on a mapeven as Congress debated billions in military aid that would shape global security. This geographic illiteracy isn't just embarrassing; it's dangerous. In today's schools, students are far more likely…...
America Has a Bright Future. Let’s Talk About What Could Prevent It from Happening
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (345+ words) A question: Which newsy items of 2025 would seem really weird, if not science fictional, to Americans of a decade ago? (Well, beside almost every news headline with the word "Trump" in it.) I think these headlines from'just the past couple…...
America’s Suicide Attempt: The Sequel
11+ mon, 5+ day ago (574+ words) Today it seems we are in the midst of yet another monumental bout of national self-harm: different in key respects from that earlier episode, but no less self-inflicted or perilous. The post America's Suicide Attempt: The Sequel appeared first on…...