Politics

The Power and Market group looks at the redistricting fight, tries to make sense of Trump’s trade deals, and discusses the possible meeting between Putin and Trump.

Understanding any era of history requires the ability to view complex things. However, people often employ simple narratives as their historical guides, which leads to wrong conclusions. The pre-war history of the American South is one that is much more complex than the narratives imply.

It was no secret that President Franklin Roosevelt hated Germany and all things German. Heavily influenced by Silas Marcus MacVane, FDR embraced MacVane's left-leaning progressivism.

It was no secret that President Franklin Roosevelt hated Germany and all things German. Heavily influenced by Silas Marcus MacVane. FDR embraced MacVane's left-leaning progressivism.

Understanding any era of history requires the ability to view complex things. 

The Trump administration has withdrawn its promised $4 billion for the California Bullet Train project because this project does not have a viable future. While they may complete the 171-mile Central Valley portion, the rest of the project is dead in the water.

The Trump administration has withdrawn its promised $4 billion for the California Bullet Train project because this project does not have a viable future. While they may complete the 171-mile Central Valley portion, the rest of the project is dead in the water.

Discussions of wages often miss the all-important economic concept of a worker‘s diminishing marginal value product (DMVP), and the WNBA is no exception.

Discussions of wages often miss the all-important economic of a worker‘s diminishing marginal value product (DMVP), and the WNBA is no exception.

The White House is boasting about a new trade “deal” with the EU. But every supposed benefit that comes from the agreement applies only to a small subset of the country while leaving the American public, as a whole, worse off.