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The High-Stakes Showdown Over Medicare Reform
The trustees of the Medicare system recently reported that the program will go broke in the year 2024—five years sooner…
Browsing: The Economy
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Little Plots of Liberty: From Garden to City and Back Again
The economic, political, and cultural challenges facing the city of Detroit are well-known, and have received international coverage in recent…
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Spring Contrasts: Madison, Wisconsin vs. Tuscaloosa, Joplin, and the Mighty Mississippi
Madison, Wisconsin’s winter follies relinquished their national attention to Tuscaloosa’s tornado in April, events along the Mississippi in May, and…
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The Global Energy Superpower
Saudi Arabia has long been the dominant producer of petroleum on the planet. Nature endowed the Arabian Peninsula with gigantic…
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Christian Charity and the Welfare State
One of the great privileges and duties of practicing Christians is to do charitable deeds. Virtually all Christians agree on…
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Prince Charles Feeding Hogwash to the World
You hardly could blame Prince Charles for the raspy voice with which he lectured the students of Georgetown University last…
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Inflation: Food, Fuel, and the Fed
As Americans increasingly feel the pinch of higher prices for food and fuel, the Federal Reserve’s QE2 policy of creating…
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What Would Jesus Cut?
That is the question asked by the left-leaning Christian organization, Sojourners, in its campaign of the same name. It is…
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Millionaires in America
Recently, CNN’s Money.com posted an article bearing the title, “U.S. Millionaires Population Expanded by 8 Percent in 2010.” According to…
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Is the Party Over?
Let’s not kid ourselves: The policy train in American government has largely been driven by powerful special interests. These enterprises…