What Public Health, Law, and International Relations Leaders Have to Say About Withdrawing from the WHO
Today, President Trump officially began the process to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization. In my capacity as a public health scholar, I have joined 750 experts and leaders throughout the country in signing the following letter to Congress.
Our American Discourse, Ep. 34: The Eternal Struggle for Power on Capitol Hill
In this episode, Jeffrey A. Jenkins teaches us the strategy of legislative power: who has it, how they get it, what they do with it, and why we should care.
Bedrosian Book Club Podcast: "The Myth of Independence"
The authors advocate that through legislation over the years, Congress has set up the Federal Reserve to bear the brunt of blame during times of financial crisis. This blend of political science, history, and economics was a hit for our panel.
Our American Discourse, Ep. 32: Who Has the Ear of Your Legislators and Why They Can’t Seem to Get Anything Done
In this episode, Sarah Anderson shows that politicians don’t listen to all constituents equally, but they also can’t just snap their fingers and fulfill our wishes.
Our American Discourse, Ep. 27: Why the Federal Reserve Is More Politically Constrained Than You Think
The Federal Reserve, the nation’s central bank and most influential economic regulator, isn’t as independent as critics suggest. In this episode, Sarah Binder discusses the historical research that led to this new thesis.
Our American Discourse, Ep. 21: How the Senate Can Beat Gridlock—and Why That’s Not Always a Good Thing
In this episode, Molly E. Reynolds teaches us how budget reconciliation works, where it came from, how it’s being wielded, and why you should care.
Our American Discourse, Ep. 20: When Politicians Get Rich and Voters Pay the Price
In this episode, Jordan Carr Peterson unveils the concerning conclusions of a series of research papers that pull back the veil on the financial interests of our policymakers---and the power they wield in their own favor.
Our Editorial in the New York Times: "We Stand For Access"
As a member of the American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics, I'm proud to add my name to this letter to the editor in the New York Times.
Our American Discourse, Ep. 6: Federalism and the Battle for Partisan Power
Our legislators don’t always do what they say, but they do have a strategy to design and implement our laws. It turns out that federalism is ground zero in their battle for partisan power -- and now we finally know how the game is being played. In this episode, we go behind-the-scenes with the researcher who uncovered these terms of engagement, Pamela Clouser McCann.
Watch Me Discuss the Future of the Economy on The Sam Lesante Show!
Let's start 2016 by getting up-to-speed on the American economy! Here's an interview with me, just in time for the holidays...
The Minimum Wage Shows Why (and How) We Should Vote Today
For today is Election Day, and on this day, we will elect 36 governors. This is no time to stay home when the polling places are open. This is a time to choose leaders who will act where Washington has not.
How Obama Cut the Deficit in Half -- and Made Us Pay the Price
Barack Obama deserves credit for delivering on his promise to shrink the deficit -- a promise that Mitt Romney and his tax cuts would surely have violated -- but Americans have to ask themselves whether they really want a smaller government.
Guess Who Tried to Prevent the VA Crisis -- and Who Stood in Their Way!
While the Bush administration plunged us into two wars and cut taxes on the rich, Republicans in Congress were blocking every Democratic attempt to give the VA the funding they needed to give our veterans the medical care they were promised.
The Poor Don't Lie and Cheat Any More Than the Rest of Us
The notion that the poor are uniquely morally deficient, it turns out, is completely backward. They're actually more virtuous, on average, than the rich.
Great Nations Pay Their Bills
Today's debate may be polarized, but no one seriously expects half the nation to secede because of it. And yet, in the early days of the American experiment, that’s how controversial the national debt was.
The Federal Government Didn't Lose the War on Poverty. It Retreated.
It's no surprise that the poverty rate rose to 15 percent during the Great Recession. A century of progress has been forgotten.
Four Myths -- and the Truth! -- About the Individual Mandate
The individual mandate was a Republican invention from a time when it was not yet heresy for a Republican politician to advocate providing affordable health insurance to every American without a government takeover of the industry.