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Social Science
The Inequality Hype

The great devil of progressives turns out to be mainly a figment of accounting. Better data gives us a more heartening picture of American well-being.

Crime and Punishment
A New Approach to Criminal Justice Reform in the Garden State

The key to criminal justice reform is not police misconduct or mandatory minimum sentences, but the plea bargaining system.

Public Opinion
Don’t Write Off the American Left

The number of Americans who self-identify as “liberal” reached its highest level in 2016.

The Shale Rebound
US Shale Producers End 2016 on High Note

The American rig count keeps rising, and so does US oil output.

Coal Problems
Deadly Smog Bringing Life in China to a Grinding Halt

China’s northern cities are shutting down as a blanket of toxic smog smothers them.

Unpacking the "Trump Effect"
Will Populist Leaders Make Voters Love Putin?

Despite recent shifts, most voters still don’t like Russia. But dislike for the establishment is strong and growing, and Vladimir Putin is exploiting the opening.

$15 Minimum
The Great Wage Experiment of 2017

Even though the GOP gained power across the board in last November’s elections, the economic left will start to enjoy the fruits of one major policy victory it secured over several years of hard-fought campaigning.

Poverty and Violence
How Blue America Is Failing Black Americans

Two articles point to an ugly reality.

Parkinson's Law
Requiem for a Dream

The EU has a new HQ. But is it better thought of as a tomb? Even the New York Times wonders…

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Meaning in 3-D

That little baby lying so cutely in the manger is the biggest trouble maker in world history, and the shocking claims that Christianity makes about who He is and what He means irritate and antagonize people all over the world.

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