Thursday, March 31, 2016

Russia Will Not Strike It Rich With Latest Oil Tax Proposal...Quite the Opposite

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While many were paying attention to the ISIS attack in Belgium, there was one bit of foreign policy news that went relatively unnoticed last...
Monday, March 28, 2016

No, There Is Not Israeli Apartheid in the West Bank

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For those who are pro-Israel and happen to be on a college campus this week, you'll notice the ever-so annoying Israel Apartheid Week ta...
Thursday, March 24, 2016

Mishloach Manot: Why Give Food on Purim?

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'Tis the season of giving. No, I'm not referring to Christmas. I am referring to the Jewish holiday of Purim. Under Jewish law, the...
Monday, March 21, 2016

Negative Interest Rates: Should the Federal Reserve Implement Them?

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Monetary policy has been interesting in the past few years because of some of the unconventional tools that were used since the Great Recess...
Friday, March 18, 2016

Why Food Stamps Should Come With Work Requirements

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About two and a half years ago, I wrote a thorough piece on reforming the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), or what is comm...
Wednesday, March 16, 2016

Trump's Tariff Tomfoolery: Whatever Happened to Free Trade?

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Donald J. Trump, who is currently the forerunner for the Republican presidential race, has made quite a few controversial statements since h...
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Friday, March 4, 2016

Parsha Vayachel: Why Prohibit Lighting Fires on Shabbat? For Gratitude's Sake

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There is an old proverb: "Kindle not a fire you cannot extinguish." Fire plays quite the role as a literary device. After all, fir...