America’s New Normal Is France’s Old Normal
The French know the economic and social malaise that has overtaken America well. They’ve been living with it for decades.
The Peculiar Conservatism of the Lonely American
As masses of Americans grow socially isolated, conservatives among them drift toward authoritarianism.
America’s Francification, Part Trois: Secularism
America is moving toward a watered-down religious middle that may end up resembling secularization in France.
America’s Francification, Part Deux
America still has some self-made citizens, but increasingly status is granted either through credentials or through various forms of government-granted sinecure.
The Francification of America: The American Le Pen and the French-style Realignment
America is becoming more like France as its parties become more class-based.
An Alternative to Increasing the Minimum Wage
Supplementing the pay of low-skilled workers would help the workers and their employers and decrease the burden on social services.
The Health-Care Villains Nobody Wants to Talk About
End mandatory licensure of medical doctors. It restricts supply, raises costs, and enables doctors to exert too much influence over the medical industry.
The 115th Congress Should Get to Work Restraining the Powers of the Presidency
Donald Trump’s presidency is an opportunity for both parties to agree that the powers of the executive should be restrained.
Trade-Policy Reform, Because the Real World Is More Complicated than Ideology
Good-bye Trans-Pacific Partnership, hello practical trade agreements with Japan and China.
Eight Priorities for Any Republican Plan to Replace Obamacare
Republicans can’t just repeal Obamacare—they need to have a plan for replacing it, in the first 100 days of Trump’s administration.