The most recent congressional debates regarding the minimum wage have largely been over what level the minimum wage should be set at. The arguments for one minimum rather than another have been speculative, unsubstantiated, and…
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Today’s global economic situation, which is underscored by political myopia and reactionary policies, is the product of Keynesian economic theory. John Maynard Keynes’ influential economic work The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money, has…
Newly-inaugurated President Donald Trump has a prime opportunity, with a Republican-controlled House and Senate, to be an advocate for the significant economic reforms that our country desperately needs. Since the Great Recession, the economy has…
Lately, there has been a growing anti-capitalism sentiment in the United States. A recent Harvard University study found that a majority of 18-29 year olds reject capitalism and exactly one-third (33 percent) said that they…
Pope Francis has used the “Chair of Saint Peter” in ways that seem, to many people, “political.” Whether through his actions to promote relations between the U.S. and Cuba, or through democratic socialist Bernie Sanders’…
The topic of student loans was one of the more prominent issues discussed in the election season. The price of tuition for colleges in the United States is rising alarmingly. “The average annual increase in…
The modern liberal movement has branded itself with an emphasis on fairness and equality. This has led to great social change in the country, notably successful legislation for gay and minority rights. However, the left…
As a volunteer income tax preparer in the Bronx, I’ve worked with residents whose adjusted gross income often drops below the federal poverty line. Many of them are black, and their tax returns usually involve…