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September 1, 2019	Ideas, Not Labor or Capital, Made Our Modern EconomyThe focus of economic growth research in the last 40 years has been almost wholly about human capital and the power of ideas.
May 12, 2019	Taking Seriously a Socialist CritiqueWhat part of criticism of our market economy is right, and what should we do about it?
November 4, 2018	China Is a Poor and Backward NationChina may ultimately prove a significant strategic threat to the United States.
November 5, 2017	The Need for Corporate Tax CutsCutting corporate taxes will have an effect on wages, but it won’t come in the form of direct wage increases.
September 18, 2016	The Wells Fargo Fiasco Is a Call to ActionThis is a criminal offense and should be treated as such.
August 30, 2015	Quarterly Capitalism and a Tax on CapitalRequired quarterly profits reports inform investors of the state of business and so impact the price of capital, which is bought and sold in stock markets.
April 30, 2012	The Hunger Games and FreedomWhat has kept me in a three-week state of shock is the message on values our kids are getting from this work.
December 19, 2011	Capitalism or Free Markets?The term capitalism fails most in describing the modern world in that it implies elitist economic interests.

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