How do schools and parents matter?
I explore the ideas of Judith Rich Harris as they apply to the roles of parents and schools in Howard County and elsewhere.
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The Niskanen Center’s incomplete vision
The Niskanen Center promotes a pro-market pro-government vision for the center-right, but I think the sales pitch needs to be tweaked to get at least some co...
Seven answers: Final thoughts
I present some final post-election thoughts on the issues covered in my “Seven Answers” series.
Seven answers: LGBTQIA equality
The struggle for marriage equality provides guidance for how the longer-term campaign for LGBTQIA equality might go.
Seven answers: Gender equality
When it comes to gender equality, I don’t think there are any simple solutions, only tentative ways forward.
Seven answers: Class warfare
Is there a class war going on? Yes, but it’s also an intra-elite war with others caught in the crossfire.
Seven answers: Liberty, equality, and baseball
How America’s pastime illustrates the tensions and trade-offs between liberty and equality.
Seven answers: Racial equality
How to promote racial equality? Possible places to start: reducing crime, improving policing, and promoting voting.
If-by-socialism
“You have asked me how I feel about socialism. All right, here is how I feel about socialism.”
Seven answers: Social democracy
What is social democracy? Dynamic capitalism plus liberal democracy plus an effective social safety net.
Seven answers: Wealth inequality
Is wealth inequality corrosive for democracy, and if so what then? It’s complicated….
Seven answers: Introduction
Even though I’m not a candidate for office, I’m going to take a shot at answering seven questions raised by Jason Booms.
The politics of the future
I start a new series of semi-random posts on political themes for the 21st century.