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Dark clouds on US industrial policy horizon

Industrial policy is back in Washington, D.C., and its supporters are already crediting it with an American manufacturing “boom.”  In one narrow sense, they have...

The debt and interest albatross

As we celebrated the Fourth of July last week and reflected on the past, present, and future of our nation, I was reminded of...

2025’s looming tax fight: A chance to help the working-class family

Next year is going to see an epic showdown over tax policy. Many provisions of Republicans’ 2017 tax law are set to expire, and...

Time to free America from Bidenomics

This Fourth of July felt particularly ironic. We celebrated the anniversary of America’s Founding Fathers declaring independence from a monarchical ruler, yet we find...

Yuval Levin’s constitutional glue

“The Constitution which we now present,” George Washington wrote in 1787 after completing his duties as the presiding officer over the Constitutional Convention, “is...

Slouching toward Europe: Americans should instead pursue policies for a better economic future

Americans need less “have a nice day” and more “strive hard.” Tolerance of mediocrity and an openness to slouching through each day is not...

Don’t bet on America’s illiberal heart

The picture neoconservative foreign policy intellectual Robert Kagan paints in his new book, Rebellion, is dark and foreboding. As he sees it, a competition...

On Honor Levy and the literary game

I never planned on writing about literary it-girl Honor Levy. I knew Levy would get tons of press in the lead-up to the publication...

The uncapturable Elaine May

When a biographer is confronted with a reclusive or recalcitrant subject, there are two ways to proceed. One option is to charm, cajole, or...

Column punk: Jimmy Breslin’s kicker

Jimmy Breslin was an archetype, a white ethnic working-class New York journalist who spoke his mind, stuck his thumb in the eye of authority...
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