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Domestic politics (Page 3)

Solving U.S. health care woes: a nonpartisan approach

2017-02-24
By: Brian Casey
On: February 24, 2017

Earlier this month, Sens. Bernie Sanders and Ted Cruz engaged in a televised debate over the state of health care in the United States. While both politicians agreed with theContinue Reading

Quantitative easing, explained

2017-01-24
By: Nicolas Zapatero
On: January 24, 2017

“The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Open Market Committee shall maintain long run growth of the monetary and credit aggregates commensurate with the economy’sContinue Reading

Morality aside, refugee acceptance is a matter of economic benefit

2017-01-17
By: Mia Osinski
On: January 17, 2017

Between Donald Trump Jr. comparing Syrian refugees to poisoned Skittles and a camerawoman kicking and tripping refugees fleeing the Hungary-Serbia border, the resettlement of refugees from Syria to Western countriesContinue Reading

Clean energy to carry on under a Trump Presidency

2017-01-09
By: Brian Casey
On: January 9, 2017

On the campaign trail, President-elect Donald Trump promised to prioritize America’s energy needs by ending restrictions on coal companies. To many environmentalists, there is an implicit threat in this commitmentContinue Reading

Beyond populism: The importance of punishing white-collar crime

2016-11-15
By: Brian Casey
On: November 15, 2016

Late last month, The Economist published an article, “Jail bait,” arguing that the increased pursuit of criminal charges against white-collar workers is merely a symptom of America’s populist desire toContinue Reading

“Trumped-up trickle-down” and what it means

2016-11-04
By: Rachel Essel
On: November 4, 2016

In the first general election presidential debate, Republican nominee Donald Trump proposed one of his only concrete policies as a candidate: to cut taxes across the board, including a reductionContinue Reading

Financial crimes and fines: A misguided approach

2016-10-26
By: Brian Casey
On: October 26, 2016

In the wake of the Great Recession, populist opinion has responded approvingly to regulatory agencies’ stronger approach against wrongdoing by financial firms. Companies in the financial industry have increasingly foundContinue Reading

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