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May 7, 2021

It Took the Democrats Half a Century to Rediscover Trickle-Up Economics

While Republicans cling to trickle-down delusions, Biden is reviving a philosophy of growth that the party hasn’t embraced since LBJ.

By Bruce Bartlett

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Why the GOP Is Backing Elise Stefanik in Her War Against Liz Cheney

It’s not Stefanik’s record that matters. It’s her devotion to Donald Trump.

By Alex Shephard

How America Became the Money Laundering Capital of the World

The U.S. is the venue of choice for cartels and kleptocrats. Now lawmakers want to use an agency called FinCEN to do something about it.

By Peter Stone

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The Democrats Are Doing Court Reform Backward

They’ve responded to Trump’s makeover of the courts with legislative nonstarters and shortsighted proposals. But the party first needs to sell the public on its vision for a liberal judiciary.

By Simon Lazarus, Robert Litan

The World Is Waking Up to the Truth That Natural Gas Is Dirty

The UN's new Global Methane Report throws cold water on a longtime fossil fuel industry talking point.

By Kate Aronoff

Andy Cohen’s Reality Television Fantasy

What the host of “For Real: The Story of Reality TV” is really selling

By Jensen Davis

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