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You Can’t Build a Just Society with Tax Cuts

I am both fully employed and a new dad, so my time for blogging has decreased dramatically since last summer, when I was neither fully employed nor a new dad. It therefore takes a special bit of inspiration for me to spend my limited free time posting rather than watching Read more…

By Kevin Werner, 3 weeks ago
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The Joy and Stress of Being a Parent in America

As my dedicated readers will no doubt have noticed, I’ve been absent from posting for a few weeks. This is for good reason: at the end of August, my wife and I welcomed a baby boy into the world. It’s hard to overstate how much our lives have changed since Read more…

By Kevin Werner, 7 monthsSeptember 16, 2025 ago
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Zohran Mamdani, Free Buses, and Thinking Like an Economist

No graphs or maps today. I wanted to cash in on the Zohran Mamdani bonanza before something else becomes the topic of the day. But I’ll get back to Zohran in a minute. I recently read Elizabeth Popp Berman’s book “Thinking Like an Economist,” and it has given me a Read more…

By Kevin Werner, 9 monthsJune 26, 2025 ago
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