Making Meritocrats Moral
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The School of Self-Rule
Public education must empower the common citizen.
Pregnant in Public
On Usha Vance and right-coding motherhood.
With All Due Respect to the Experts
On the difficulty and importance of protecting the public square from the cult of expertise.
Slam The USMCA Back Door
For the trade agreement to survive, it must keep China out of North America.
Next Stop on the Krugman Apology Tour
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Is Kansas Richer than Canada? with Jeff Reimer and Brian Dijkema
Two writers travel to both sides of the border to understand what metrics can’t capture.
Realignments Are Built After Election Day
Primaries don't sell a shift in economic thinking. But learning from Reagan can. By Henry Olsen
But Who Monitors the Baby Monitors?
Team Compass on the tragic trend toward toddler-tracking technology.
Nothing Left in Europe
The EU’s rightward turn on immigration could leave American liberals on an island.
Grover Norquist Abdicates His Citizenship, and Cheapens Yours
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