Bill Black: Marriage and the Jobs Guarantee
Conservatives are trying to blame low rates of marriage among the young on anything but the state of the economy and the job market.
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Gaius Publius: The American Flag and What It Stands For
Parsing the symbolism of the American flag.
Read more...EU Immigration – A Gateway Drug
Citizens have become far more sensitive to the perceived and real costs of immigration. Ignore those concerns and risk losing power.
Read more...Planet of Introverts
Notes on Ursula Le Guin’s “Solitude,” introversion, politics, and class.
Read more...Ta-Nehisi Coates and the Limited Art of Interpretation
Why is the brilliant Ta-Nehisi Coates not as persuasive as you’d expect?
Read more...The Midlife Low in Human Beings
Are midlife blues an underrecognized feature of the human condition?
Read more...Disasters and Price Gouging
The rational case against profiteering during disasters.
Read more...Violence and the State: A Prelude
Our new normal of destabilization.
Read more...Yankees, Red Sox Hit Up Fans for Hurricane Harvey Relief, and Eschew Much By Way of Their Own Direct Donations
Teams promote market for fans to bid on memorabilia for Harvey relief rather than stepping up to the plate to donate much directly.
Read more...Joy Reid’s Politics of Tribalism and the Democratic Party
Joy Reid’s interview with Trevor Noah. Can a politics of tribalism fight against monopoly power, or for universal concrete material benefits?
Read more...How to Help the Neediest Harvey Victims, Wherever You Live
Please chip in to support an on-the-ground effort to help Hurricane Harvey victims.
Read more...Why You Should Be Very Skeptical of Google’s and ProPublica’s “Hate Crimes” Initiative
Google and ProPublica launch a new “hate crimes’ tracker that isn’t, and may never be, ready for prime time.
Read more...Life’s a Pitch
Another sign of economic insecurity: the pitch economy, where competition becomes more and more degrading.
Read more...Another Way the Rich Preserve Their Advantage: Grade Inflation in Private Schools
Private school grade inflation is a small but nevertheless telling factor in how class mobility has fallen in the US.
Read more...Debunking the Myth of “Free Speech”
Contrary to widespread misperceptions, we’ve never had free speech in America, and there are good reasons why not.
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