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The Inequality Crisis Myth Built on Bad Research
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The High-Tech Fix That Is Not Fixing Gun Violence
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Why Birthright Citizenship Is More Complicated Than We Think
Is birthright citizenship really guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment, or has America misread the fine print of one of its most important clauses? In...
The Redistricting Debate After Louisiana v. Callais
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The Economists You Probably Don’t Know—But Should
You know Adam Smith and Milton Friedman—but what about the economists whose ideas quietly kept the free market running? These overlooked thinkers shaped modern...