Tag: Republicans
What criminal conspiracy charges against an alleged Russian spy might mean...
Brian Galle, Georgetown University
Editor’s note: U.S. authorities have arrested Mariia Butina, a Russian advocate for firearms ownership also known as Maria. In a criminal...
Why are Democratic voters more approving of compromise than Republicans?
James Glaser, Tufts University and Jeffrey Berry, Tufts University
At a time when political division is heightened and the parties in Washington are deeply polarized,...
Congress’ budget dysfunction is more than 4 decades in the making
Linda J. Bilmes, Harvard University
In an eleventh-hour twist, Sen. Rand Paul protested the costs of Congress’ latest budget deal and briefly shut down the...
Will a federal government shutdown damage the US economy?
Scott R. Baker, Northwestern University
The federal government shut down for the first time in a little more than four years after Republicans and Democrats...
For richer or poorer: 4 economists ponder what 2018 has in...
Greg Wright, University of California, Merced; Christos Makridis, Stanford University; Patricia Smith, University of Michigan, and William Hauk, University of South Carolina
Editor’s note: We...
Taxpayers want more fairness. GOP plan to ‘reform’ the tax code...
Stephanie Leiser, University of Michigan
Republicans seem to be operating under the assumption that if the details of their tax “reform” plan are aired for...
GOP plan to tax college endowments like Yale’s and Harvard’s would...
Jay L. Zagorsky, The Ohio State University
Tucked away in the recently announced GOP tax bill is a small item you may have missed: a...
How the US tax code bypasses women entrepreneurs
Caroline Bruckner, American University
As Republicans in Congress put the finishing touches on a tax plan that’s aimed at overhauling the system, there is one...
EXPLORING NATURE
Trump’s ‘God Squad’ pits energy vs. endangered species, but it’s a...
Dan Salas, University of Illinois Chicago
There’s a well-worn debate in U.S. politics that goes something like this: Would...
