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Is Goolsbee dismayed about widening income inequality? Yes, but with a nuanced understanding. The stagnation of middle- and working-class incomes, and the anxiety this has generated, is, he says, a most pressing problem, but policymakers must be mindful about trying to address its root cause, which Goolsbee says is “radically increased returns to skill.”In 1980, […]
Confidence is Key: The Evolution of the Fallujah Police Department, Part One - The Long War Journal
Bill Ardolino reports from Iraq.
Michael J. Totten: The Peace Corps with Muscles, Totten’s latest embedded reporting is a must read, as always. It is mostly about delivering a aid supplies to some poor Iraqi’s in Anbar province, but this little bit from near the end really struck me:
“They think we can do a lot more for them than we […]
The Associated Press: Clinton
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton said Friday that every child born in the United States should get a $5,000 “baby bond” from the government to help pay for future costs of college or buying a home.Clinton, her party’s front-runner in the 2008 race, made the suggestion during a forum hosted by […]
