One of the most effective ways to combat poverty among current and future generations is to maintain a full employment economy. The point should be…
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census
America’s criminal justice establishment - comprised of major foundations, interest groups, and academics - has missed a number of mammoth trends crucial to designing modern…
Although no organization that predictively polls the Democratic Presidential primaries has sampled the question (or its equivalent) “What is the most important reason why you…
A few weeks ago, following the Republican Iowa caucuses, I pointed out an eerie correlation in the voting data. It seems that Donald Trump performed the best in places where middle-aged whites are dying…
Here are three scenes from the history of slavery in North America. In 1637, a group of Pequot Indians, men and boys, having risen up…
As the New Year gets underway, the highest-paid CEOs of many large corporations have already paid themselves more than the average worker will earn in…
In the United States, older men of European descent (so-called white men) have significantly higher suicide rates than any other demographic group. For example, their…
This November, a wave of student activism drew attention to the problem of racism at colleges and universities in the United States. Sparked by protests…
Wondering why the price of gasoline has plummeted to around $2 a gallon? It is largely an attempt to quash one of the most odious…
HOUSTON—Bryan Parrasstood in the shadows cast by glaring floodlights ringing the massive white, cylindrical tanks of the Valero oil refinery. He, like many other poor…
- Some things you never knew regarding Latin American beaches and beachfront properties… -An update on the Latin real estate bubble. Looks like the first…
I’ve just returned from three weeks in “red” America. It was ostensibly a book tour but I wanted to talk with conservative Republicans and Tea…