August 28, 2017 Archives

Week of August 28, 2017 Archives

RealClearPolicy Morning Edition

Monday, August 28

Why America Still Hasn't Learned the Lessons of Katrina

Annie Snider, Politico

Monument Madness

John Fund, National Review

'We Are Living Through a Battle for the Soul of This Nation'

Joe Biden, The Atlantic

Mission Indefinite: Donald Trump's Afghanistan Policy

Rakesh Sood, The Hindu

A 'Trump Doctrine'? Clues in New Afghanistan Plan

Josh Lederman, Associated Press

Trump's Ban on Transgender Troops Is Now Official

Alex Ward, Vox

A Path Out of the Trade and Savings Trap

David Goldman, American Affairs Journal

Trump Is a Novice Protectionist

George F. Will, The Washington Post

The Key to Passing Tax Reform: Keep It Simple, Stupid

Larry Kudlow, The Hill

The Arpaio Pardon & Trump's Assault on Law

Jane Chong, The New Yorker

Tax Reform Eliminates Deductions Americans Need

Jonathon Trugman, New York Post

States Dare to Think Big on Climate Change

Editorial, New York Times

Tuesday, August 29

Houston's Flood: It's a Design Problem

Ian Bogost, The Atlantic

Why the U.S. Wasn't Prepared for Hurricane Harvey

Glenn McGillivray, Globe & Mail

Hurricanes Reveal and Magnify a City's Capabilities

Nicole Gelinas, City Journal

Powerbull: The Lottery Loves Poverty

Arthur Brooks, Wall Street Journal

'High-Tech Military Gear For Police' Means What Exactly?

D. Brown, Business Insider

Trump's New Policy Ensures Police Recklessness

Leon Nayfakh, Slate

Overturning Obama Ban Protects Law Enforcement

John Lott, Fox News

DOE Throws Down Red Flags On Unreliable Wind And Solar

Mark Mills, Forbes

The Case for Skills-Based Immigration

Reihan Salam, National Review

The Dems are Readying a Single-Payer Plan

Jeff Stein, Vox

Ready or Not, We Might End Up with Single-Payer

Merrill Matthews, The Hill

Trump Talks Tariffs & the Solar Industry Cringes

Stephen Lacey, GreenTech Media

Wednesday, August 30

America's Deadly Nursing Homes

Betsy McCaughey, New York Post

Laws Should Prevent Violent Behavior, Not Require It

D.J. Jaffe, City Journal

The Fashion World Fawns Over Treachery

Jamie Kirchick, New York Times

Punching Out Free Speech

Peter Roff, US News & World Report

Harvey Exposes Trump's Empathy Deficit

David Graham, The Atlantic

Trump, Trying to Cut Disaster Relief to Build 'The Wall'

Jeremy Slevin, TalkPoverty

Why Didn't Houston Evacuate? (You Try It)

Aarian Marshall, Wired

Caveat Emptor: Beware Of Fake Tax Reform

Howard Gleckman, Forbes

U.S. Trade Deficit Widens, Which Is Fine

Theodore Kupfer, National Review

Why Would Anyone Sane Be a Bank Director?

Thomas Vartanian, Wall Street Journal

How a Good Tax Reform Goes Bad

Tyler Cowen, Bloomberg

How Dreamers Like Me Thrived Under DACA

Juan Escalante, Vox

Thursday, August 31

Disaster Management Has Come A Long Way Since Katrina

N. Gelinas, City Journal

There is no Template for Houston's Recovery

Conor Sen, Bloomberg

Climate Change Juiced Hurricane Harvey

Editorial, USA Today

Did the New York Times Just Commit Climate 'Denial'?

Jonathan Tobin, The Federalist

Republican Path to Tax Cuts Becomes More Tortuous

Ramesh Ponnuru, AEI

Rand Paul: I'm Ready to Fight for Tax Reform

Rand Paul, CNN

Being Evil: the Firing of a Google Critic

Editorial, New York Post

Boeing Abuses Trade Laws to Ground Their Competition

Scimeca, RealClearPolicy

Study: Universal Basic Income Would Grow the Economy

Dylan Matthews, Vox

Who Gets Maternity Leave at Starbucks? It Depends...

Molly Redden, The Guardian

Yale's Tutorial in Higher-Education Indoctrination

George Will, National Review

Yes, Antifa and Neo-Nazis are Moral Equivalents

Marc Thiessen, Washington Post

Friday, September 1

Trump's Tax Reform Campaign is a Huge Deal

Grover Norquist, Washington Examiner

For Tax Reform Lessons, Congress Needn't Look Far

James Stewart, New York Times

America Needs Tax Reform to Spur Competition, Growth

Jamie Dimon, USA Today

To Pass Tax Reform: Keep it Simple, Stupid

Stephen Moore, The Hill

Trump's Winning Tax Argument

James Freeman, Wall Street Journal

If You Really Want to Worry About Tech Monoliths...

Shira Ovide, Bloomberg

Stilettogate and the Cyber Mean Girls Club

Christine Flowers, Philly.com

The American Nightmare Dreamers Fear

Elizabeth Aranda, CNN

U.S. Business Abroad Deserve Fair Treatment

Gary Hufbauer, RealClearPolicy

The War on Medicaid Moves to the States

Greg Kaufmann, TalkPoverty

A Danger for Dems as They Line Up Behind 'Single Payer'

Paul Waldman, WaPo

Trump is at War With His Own Generals

Phillip Carter, Vox

Saturday, September 2

No, 'Freedom From Regulation' Did Not Flood Houston

Christian Britschgi, Reason

The Truth about Harvey and Climate Change is in the Middle

Jason Samenow, WaPo

'Fuzzy Over-Precision' Clouds Climate/Harvey Debate

Rich Lowry, National Review

Harvey Makes Landfall in Saudi Arabia

Liam Denning, Bloomberg

Let FERC Get Back to Work on Infrastructure

Tony Clark, RealClearPolicy

A Look at Who the Tech Giants Fund and Lobby

Fung/Shaban, Los Angeles Times

American Policing is Broken. Here's How to Fix It

German Lopez, Vox

Mr. President, Don't Turn Your Back on Dreamers

Healey/O'Malley, Boston Globe

Affirmative Action: Firefighting Plays With Fire

Bob McManus, City Journal

The Biggest Challenges in Health Care Data

Lloyd Minor, Fortune

'Medicare for All' Meets All of Trump's Standards

Carol Paris, USA Today

Charlie Gard & Socialized Medicine: an Insider Reflects

Art Estopinan, RealClearPolicy