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Educational Attainment, the 21st Century Fund and the Future of SchoolingIndiana ranks 42nd in educational attainment.

Big Savings for Ending Prevailing WageMy statistical models show that repealing state prevailing wage laws save taxpayers money.

Re-Thinking Economic Development A large share of the most mobile families—perhaps half—no longer need to live near where they work.

Money Illusion and InflationPrice fluctuation could cause inflation to last longer, but it didn’t cause the inflation, it simply extends the pain.

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October 23, 2022	The Badness of National Conservatism IdeologyA political movement that rejects the fundamentals of our Constitution is, by definition, anti-American.
July 10, 2022	The Tensions of Economic Policy in a Volatile TimeDiffering political views can lead to very different policy choices.
March 6, 2022	We are in a Difficult and Costly ConflictThe future belongs to liberal democracies, where respect for individual rights, political freedom and the rule of law are nurtured.
January 2, 2022	2021 Was an Unnecessarily Horrible YearFrom political unrest to vaccination and economic woes, this year was heavy.
September 5, 2021	The Evolving Nature of WorkWork has the potential to provide meaning and satisfaction, unconnected to the economic importance of the task at hand.
November 8, 2020	Some Places of Economic CompromiseWe are in the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, and that gives us a chance for Congress to compromise.
February 16, 2020	The Economy Is Neither as Good nor Bad as Politicians ClaimEach of us view the economy through our own lens.
May 12, 2019	Taking Seriously a Socialist CritiqueWhat part of criticism of our market economy is right, and what should we do about it?
March 24, 2013	The Iraq War Ten Years OnThe war in Iraq was expensive.
January 17, 2011	Gentle and Intemperate AngelsIt is reprehensible to blame killing on vitriolic political language – but that does not make the tenor of political debate useful or appropriate.

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