Tag: Trump administration
Do tax cuts stimulate the economy more than spending?
Dale O. Cloninger, University of Houston-Clear Lake
During the presidential campaign, Donald Trump promised to boost the economy both by cutting taxes and investing more...
Shrinking and altering national monuments: Experts assess Interior Secretary Zinke’s proposals
Robert B. Keiter, University of Utah; Anthony Moffa, University of Maine; Sarah Schindler, University of Maine, and Syma A. Ebbin, University of Connecticut
Editor’s note:...
Interior Secretary Zinke invokes Teddy Roosevelt as model, but his public...
John Freemuth, Boise State University
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s recommendations to shrink four national monuments and allow fossil fuel development activities on others is just...
Trump’s tax plan would weaken faith in fairness of US tax...
Gil B. Manzon Jr., Boston College
President Donald Trump and GOP leaders just released a plan to significantly change the taxation of individuals and businesses...
The surprising connection between ‘take a knee’ protests and Citizens United
Elizabeth C. Tippett, University of Oregon
Citizens United, the Supreme Court ruling that some fear is destroying American democracy, may also be showing us how...
Surviving crisis: UN campaign to fight corruption in Guatemala has global...
John Ciorciari, University of Michigan
Massive protests recently broke out in Guatemala as the nation teetered on the edge of a major political crisis.
Guatemalans took...
China’s leverage over ‘Rocket Man’ is key to avoiding nuclear war...
Greg Wright, University of California, Merced
U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un are playing a dangerous game of brinkmanship while also...
Why Trump’s tirades are losing their potency
Elizabeth C. Tippett, University of Oregon
President Trump on September 19 gave his inaugural speech to the United Nations General Assembly, where he characterized North...
EXPLORING NATURE
From ancient texts to modern practices, Daoism provides a profound framework...
Michael Naparstek, University of Tennessee
Daoism, China’s indigenous religion, is one of the country’s five officially recognized religions today....
