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“Few national politicos are interested in fiscal responsibility, which should be a relief to Mayor Bill de Blasio.”
By Nicole Gelinas
New York Post
June 27, 2019
   
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Beth Akers joined Bloomberg to discuss calls from 2020 Democratic presidential candidates to cancel student loan debt and why it's a regressive policy.
 
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“It's tempting to look at crime and violence as a law enforcement problem ... In Shreveport, we're trying an entirely different approach—one which is showing positive results and can be a model for other cities. It's one based on building good character and helping it to take root in our community to bring about long-term change.”
By Sharpel Welch
The Shreveport Times
June 26, 2019
Part of MI’s Civil Society Fellowship
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An innovative plan to integrate public housing with surrounding communities
By Howard Husock
City Journal
Spring 2019 Issue
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“[Indiana and Kentucky] spent $1.3 billion to build a parallel Interstate 65 span in downtown Louisville that doubled the capacity of that crossing. After spending that money, traffic fell by 50%.”
By Aaron M. Renn
LEO Weekly
June 26, 2019
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Universities too often serve as “hate-crime hoax” mills.
By Andy Ngo
City Journal Online
June 26, 2019
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Politicians, pundits, and even some economists regularly express fears about robots coming for American jobs, but their concerns are misplaced, according to a new Manhattan Institute issue brief. In the first of the Issues 2020 series, Oren Cass explains that productivity growth, the key to understanding automation, has slowed in recent years. The problem for workers is that output growth has slowed even more.
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Oren Cass joined Senator Marco Rubio’s new “Ask the Experts” video series to explain automation in the U.S. and the impact of globalization on the economy.
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