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From Moscow to Sochi
NEW YORK – The Winter Olympics in Sochi are the first to be hosted by Russia since the Cold War-era Moscow Summer Games in 1980. Obviously, much has changed politically in the interim. But today’s Games also create an opportune moment to look back at Russia’s recent economic history – and to peer forward as [...]
February 10, 2014
How the AEI Distorts the Climate Debate
Benjamin Zycher, the head of the American Enterprise Institute’s (AEI) energy studies criticizes an article I wrote earlier this week about the climate dangers of approving the Keystone Pipeline Project. In that article, I said that the Earth’s climate is on a trajectory to raise the mean global temperature by at least 3 degrees C [...]
Why de Blasio wins the pre-K faceoff
The great pre-K debate is approaching the moment of truth in Albany. A core American value — equality of opportunity — confronts the political challenge of raising taxes on top earners. While the anti-tax rich have tended to prevail in such battles in the past, this time I’m putting my bet on the people who [...]
February 8, 2014
Social Inclusion as a Universal Goal
Speech Presented at the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences December 5, 2014 It is a wonderful joy and great honor for me to be in the renowned Pontifical Academy of Social Science to discuss the crucially important topic of social inclusion. Pope Francis’ recent exhortation to the world, Evangelii Gaudium, energizes us to overcome exclusion, [...]
February 7, 2014
February 6, 2014
How the Obama Administration, Congress, and the Keynesians Gutted the Budget
The new Congressional Budget Office outlook for 2014-2024 makes for grim reading. While the budget deficit is temporarily down to around 3 percent of GDP, this has been achieved by budget cuts that are gutting the capacity of the federal government to address our nation’s economic, social, and environmental needs. And the situation gets worse [...]
February 5, 2014
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