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Boston Massachusetts

Biden’s Housing Policies Are Steps in the Right Direction

Ending discrimination against prefabricated homes and encouraging local zoning reform.

Nick OttensMay 18, 2022
Seattle Washington port

To Fight Inflation, Liberalize Trade

It’s one of the few things politicians can do to make life cheaper.

Nick OttensMay 6, 2022
Disney World Florida

Republicans Turn Their Backs on Private Enterprise

Florida’s retaliation against Disney marks an escalation.

Nick OttensMay 5, 2022
Louvre Paris France

Two Parties May Be Better Than Three

The only thing worse than two-party polarization is permanent rule by the center.

Nick OttensApril 29, 2022
Washington DC

Why Congress Let Biden’s Child Benefits Lapse

And what it can learn from the Dutch.

Nick OttensApril 26, 2022
Joe Biden

Democrats Are Losing Touch with Middle America

Voters feel the party is drifting too far to the left.

Nick OttensApril 22, 2022April 25, 2022
New York ambulance

American Health Care Is Understaffed, Because It Is Overregulated

The pandemic highlighted the need for more doctors and nurses.

Nick OttensApril 19, 2022May 18, 2022
Joe Biden

How Can Biden Be Successful and Unpopular At the Same Time?

Maybe he focused on the wrong things.

Nick OttensJanuary 29, 2022March 1, 2022
Joe Biden Nancy Pelosi

Give Joe Biden a Break

He has accomplished a lot in one year.

Nick OttensJanuary 21, 2022April 20, 2022
Kamala Harris Joe Biden

Biden Did Not End Trump’s Trade War with Europe

The new president replaces aluminum and steel tariffs with a convoluted system of quotas.

Nick OttensNovember 23, 2021April 20, 2022
Joe Biden

Democrats Would Make American Child Care More Expensive

A bill would add regulation and shift costs to higher-income parents.

Nick OttensOctober 25, 2021December 3, 2021
Empire State Building New York

American Health Care Is Worst in Rich World

The Netherlands and Norway share first place.

Nick OttensAugust 12, 2021April 9, 2022
San Francisco California

America’s $1 Trillion Infrastructure Bill, Explained

Where the money would go and why.

Nick OttensAugust 2, 2021November 29, 2021
Joe Biden

Biden’s Child Benefits Don’t Make Child Care Cheaper

The sector is overregulated.

Nick OttensJuly 19, 2021April 20, 2022
Supreme Court The Hague Netherlands

Judges Need to Know Their Place

When judges behave like politicians, they weaken the judiciary.

Nick OttensJuly 13, 2021November 5, 2021

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