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Beyond The Numbers: What GDP Can’t Tell You About Happiness
Since the industrial revolution, wealth has been used as a way to measure a country’s prosperity—income has been synonymous with...
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Dec 1, 20224 min read


The Case for Universal Pre-K as a Policy Priority
Tuition free college has been a staple of progressive campaigns, since Bernie Sanders’ Presidential run in 2016. While this policy has...
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Apr 20, 20195 min read


Is it the Economy?
During election season, the economy is always a hot topic for politicians. In the United States and most European countries, there has...
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Oct 15, 20185 min read


Three Cheers for the National Debt: Why America Does Not Need to Cut Back
For the last three decades, anti-debt polemics have been the cause célèbre of self-styled “fiscal conservatives.” Over the course of...
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Jan 23, 20168 min read


Gross Domestic Error: Why GDP Isn’t As Important As You Might Think
A single figure disproportionately determines the tone and direction of political activity from Capitol Hill to Brussels, and that figure...
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Jul 12, 20157 min read
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