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Daily Analysis
How Radical Is Bernie Sanders?
Is he a radical? Crazy? A Marxist? A democratic socialist? A socialist democrat? Some combination of all those options?
The VAT Anchor on Japan’s Economy
Japan’s politicians didn’t learn from their mistake.
In a Single Graph, Everything You Need to Know about Third-Party Payer
It shouldn’t be a surprise that we have ever-rising costs and lots of bureaucracy.
Michael Bloomberg, Housing Finance, Race, and the 2008 Crisis
He gets a lot right about the housing crisis, but left out something important.
Capitalism Helps People in Poor Nations, Foreign Aid Helps Politicians in Poor Nations
Foreign aid helps the wrong people get rich.
J.B. Pritzker’s Dishonest (and Hypocritical) Campaign against the Illinois Flat Tax
Supporters of higher taxes are using disingenuous tactics.
A 21st-Century Spending Cap Would Have Turned Deficits into Surpluses
Today’s $1 trillion deficit would be a budget surplus of nearly $500 billion.
The Most-Flattering-Ever Tweet about Trump’s Economic Policy
Did Trump make a positive difference on this trend?
Which Modern President Is the Biggest Spender?
This is the first year we have enough data to include Trump’s performance.