Monday, March 30, 2026

A Passover Lesson from Song of Songs: The Courage to Keep Going Without Certainty

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On the Shabbat of Passover, many Jewish communities have the practice of reading the Song of Songs ( Shir HaShirim; שיר השירים ) during ser...
Thursday, March 26, 2026

Means-Testing Social Security Is a Better Band-Aid, But Still Not a Cure

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Social Security was born out of crisis. In the depths of the Great Depression, about half of the elderly in America lacked sufficient incom...
Monday, March 23, 2026

Shock and Oil: The Hidden Economics of War with Iran

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About a month ago on February 28, the United States and Israel launched surprise attacks on Iran that killed Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Kham...
Friday, March 20, 2026

When "Flatten the Curve" During COVID Meant Trading One Health Crisis for Another

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During the COVID pandemic, "flatten the curve" became quite the mantra. It was the justification used for sweeping lockdowns in or...
Monday, March 16, 2026

The Trump Administration's Latest Protectionist Trick: Call All Foreign Trade "Unfair"

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Modern prosperity relies heavily on international trade. No one single country, even one as resource-rich as the United States, produces eve...
Thursday, March 12, 2026

COVID Lockdowns & School Closures and How the Children Did Not Developmentally Bounce Back

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Sometimes it feels like the COVID-19 pandemic was yesterday, but the truth is that yesterday was the six-year anniversary that the World Hea...
Monday, March 9, 2026

The Billionaire Blunder: Why Bernie Sanders' Wealth Tax Wouldn't Deliver

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Every few years, the idea of a wealth tax resurfaces in American politics. The concept is simple enough. Instead of taxing income, the gover...