Paging Mr. MoynihanThe Center-“We can only hope that Daniel Patrick Moynihan’s approach to politics will be rediscovered. Books like American Burke should function as essential guides in this most necessary search.”Thomas Koenig10/21/2020
Boredom: a Double-Edged Sword, for Individuals and SocietyThe Center-“Compared to these other negative emotional states, boredom might seem like a trivial complaint. However, boredom can cause real problems if not directed towards healthy and constructive behaviors.”Clay Routledge10/14/2020
How to Be a Non-RacistThe Center-“Non-racism, thus understood, implies colorblindness, not in the sense of literally not seeing skin color, but in the sense of treating it as insignificant.”Gerfried Ambrosch10/12/2020
Changing My Mind on Universal Basic IncomeThe Right-“With 14 million Americans suddenly plunged into indefinite unemployment, has UBI become more popular? It seems like the answer is yes and no.”Eddie Ferrara10/2/2020
Rep. Susan Wild’s Bipartisan Initiative for Pandemic-related Child CareNews-“For Rep. Wild, this bill might also provide a foundation for downstream economic normalization; if child care is more accessible, the argument goes, then it becomes less burdensome for parents to return to work, seek out new potential employment, or continue their own education.”Erich J. Prince9/18/2020
Do Americans Vote Too Much?The Center-The United States does not have low voter turnout; Americans actually are asked to vote too much, and this hurts our democracy.Thomas Brown9/18/2020
Identity Politics and the Death of Moral ImaginationThe Right-“The problem—as has been said so many times before—is that identity politics takes a kernel of truth about embodied human experience and pushes it to its destructive conclusion.”Henry George9/17/2020
How Close We Are to UnravellingThe Right-“The religion of Social Justice is redolent of the old paganism but without even the mortal transcendence of its pantheons.”Henry George6/11/2020
If There Were Ever a Time for Bipartisanship, It Is NowThe Center-“COVID-19 presents a unique opportunity for governments to build trust. According to a recent update of the 2020 Edelman Trust Barometer, trust in government around the world spiked by 11 points between January and May 2020.”Matt Johnson5/13/2020