What GDP Growth Misses
There is no question that economic growth matters, but how effectively we deploy our human resources matters too.
Rethinking Carbon Taxes
A low carbon tax used to finance clean-energy innovation or assist coal-industry workers might be viable. An excessively high carbon tax will not.
Democrats Face an Upper-Middle-Income Trap
The Democratic party is focused on raising taxes for multimillionaires as it increasingly relies on the votes of the upper-middle class.
Punitive Taxation
Some advocates of higher marginal tax rates prefer them even if they wouldn’t boost revenues.
Mexico’s Economic Policies, Not American Capitalists, Hurt Its Workers
An op-ed in the Washington Post argues that American businesses have driven Mexican workers northward. That’s not the full story.
Turning NIMBYs into YIMBYs in Portland
A proposal from an Oregon state representative relaxes land-use regulations for homeowners living in larger cities. It deserves bipartisan support.
Bringing Us to You and You to Us
We spend a good amount of time away from the keyboard and the office in order to meet with you near you, to talk with you, to hear your ideas
A Reply to a Puzzling Review of Melting Pot or Civil War?
The reviewer attributes arguments to me that my book explicitly rejects.
Toward a Stronger U.S.–Mexico Relationship
A limited amnesty would help the U.S. regulate Central American migration flows — and help forge a stronger partnership with our neighbor to the south.
Where Americans Agree on Immigration
Americans broadly think that immigrants should know at least some English and should be in a position to provide for themselves and their families.