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Train Drain

…gained full statutory power over railroad rates. But by the early 20th century it was effectively setting the industrial policy of the United States by controlling how much railroads could…

More than an election message

…is deep, long-term, systematic, morality-based, and conceptual) with messaging (which is shallow, short-term, ad hoc, policy-based, and linguistic). … Democrats have a few of these elements, but they are relatively…

Eyes on Trade

…run afoul of WTO rules. So if the political reasons to talk fair trade weren’t compelling enough, there’s plenty of good policy reasons as well. You may ask yourself, how…

Raising Future Taxes Yet Again

…past five years: Middle-income households would receive an average tax cut of $20 from the agreement, according to the joint Urban Institute-Brookings Institution Tax Policy Center, while 0.02 percent of…