NR PLUS Fiscal Policy A $15 Minimum Wage Doesn’t Belong in a COVID-Relief Plan By Brad Polumbo January 19, 2021 It’s hard to argue that this hike has more than a tangential relationship to the problems caused by the pandemic.
Economics Canceling Student Debt and Other Regressive Education Policies By Brad Polumbo December 3, 2020 It turns out that the Democratic Party’s education agenda is rather less ‘progressive’ than claimed.
Regulatory Policy California Voters Chose Basic Economics over Feel-Good Policy in ‘Rent Control’ Referendum By Brad Polumbo November 9, 2020 Golden State voters made the right decision on Proposition 21.
Economics Kamala Harris’s Economic Philosophy Is No Laughing Matter By Brad Polumbo November 2, 2020 From health care to the environment to housing, Kamala Harris thinks the answer to almost every problem we face is more government.
NR PLUS Fiscal Policy Biden’s Tax Plans: A Broader Reach Than Advertised By Brad Polumbo September 24, 2020 Corporations don’t actually pay the corporate tax. You do.
Economy & Business Why the Economic Scars of Rioting Will Haunt Minneapolis for Decades By Brad Polumbo September 4, 2020 Riots have long-lasting consequences.
NR PLUS Fiscal Policy More Proof that ‘Progressive’ Wealth Taxes Hurt Average Americans By Brad Polumbo August 28, 2020 A new study reaches the obvious conclusion that ‘soaking the rich’ doesn’t help anyone.
NR PLUS Fiscal Policy Why California’s Latest ‘Soak the Rich’ Tax Proposals Are Likely to Backfire By Brad Polumbo August 20, 2020 One big problem: Nearby states such as Nevada have no income tax at all.
Law & the Courts The Misplaced Populist Opposition to Qualified-Immunity Reform By Brad Polumbo July 10, 2020 Making special exceptions for police officers at the expense of the victims of their abuse is just plain wrong.
Elections The Democratic LGBT Debate Is an Unhelpful Stunt By Brad Polumbo March 21, 2019 The entire idea of an LGBT-exclusive presidential forum is essentially a PR stunt.