Talk to any senior Pentagon official these days, and they’ll raise two big issues, writes Mackenzie Eaglen. Not Iran, not the border wall, not impeachment — not even the chaotic Syria withdrawal and the still-unclear oil-guarding mission are of such universal concern.
A presidential campaign isn’t just about proposals; it’s about priorities. And Andrew Biggs explains that raising benefits for middle- and high-income retirees whose incomes already outstrip those of working-age Americans shouldn’t be the highest priority.
Libra is more than a cryptocurrency. It is a new bank with global reach and is completely unregulated by any national authority. If successful, writes Paul Kupiec, Libra could easily succumb to the same incentives that undermined the operations of the Amsterdam Exchange Bank.
People around the world see the United States as a beacon of opportunity; it is our greatest national advantage. But we’ve done tragically little to apply it to our most deep-seated economic challenges, writes John Lettieri.
Proposals to reform Medicare usually call for adjustments in its existing structure. In this episode, James Capretta joins Devorah Goldman and Dan Wiser to discuss why this approach does not go far enough.
In an era of political division, economic anxiety, and social divides, a look back to the period from 1873 to 1896 provides useful insight into our current times, both in the long-term political effects of our current cultural upheavals and the increasingly erratic nature of our politics, writes Sean Trende.
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