Commentary
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The Rise in Health Insurance Prices: How Policy Can Change American Healthcare
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Experts have been warning the public about the impending increase in health insurance prices in 2025, with even sharper increases expected this year in 2026. This anticipated increase comes with a shrinkage in coverage and a strain on low-income Americans who will not be able to afford these hiking premiums.…
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Cross-Border Politics and the Game of Cricket
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By any measure, cricket is more than just a game. Historian C.L.R. James famously wrote that “Cricket is first and foremost a dramatic spectacle. It belongs with theatre, ballet, opera and the dance.” Today, with an estimated global audience exceeding two billion, cricket is deeply embedded in the political and…
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More than a Band-Aid: Why Foreign Aid Must Evolve
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If you were born in the year 1820, your odds of living in extreme poverty, defined as surviving on less than $1.90 per day in today’s dollars, were greater than 75%. Today, that likelihood is just 10%. The world has made significant improvements in quality of life over the past…
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Incompetence, Fraud and Conflict of Interest: The Problems of SNAP Benefits
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Suppose it is payday and you are patiently waiting for your paycheck to hit your bank account. You do not have a particularly large cushion of savings, so the upcoming deposit will be covering groceries and other necessities, little else. Now imagine your shock: the bank has mistakenly allocated that…
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Between Law and Legitimacy: The Capture of Nicolás Maduro
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At 4:21 a.m. EST on January 3, a message appeared on the White House’s official X account that shook the international community. The message stated: “The United States of America has successfully carried out a large-scale strike against Venezuela,” adding that President Nicolás Maduro, “along with his wife,” had been…
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Chicago’s food insecurity needs action, not more impact analysis
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As with most edible foods in our homes, there is an expiration date for action on hunger. This past year, with approval ratings at an all-time low and food insecurity on the city’s South and West sides at an all-time high, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson failed to act on a…
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Who Will Explain Capitalism Now That Buffett Won’t?
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For one weekend every spring, cameras, analysts, and small investors from around the world flew to Omaha. Business channels in Europe and Asia set up temporary bureaus in a Midwestern city many of their viewers could not locate on a map, simply because one man would sit on a stage…
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Trump’s Intel Stake Isn’t Socialism; It’s Common Sense
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President Trump’s decision to seek government equity and revenue sharing in major chip companies, including a 9.9 percent non-voting stake in Intel and proposed deals with Nvidia and AMD, has sparked rare, intense bipartisan backlash; a sign of deep controversy surrounding direct government involvement in the tech sector. Sen. Rand…
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How the Supreme Court’s decision on Skrmetti may impact Bostock and the overall future of trans rights in America.
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In June 2025, the Supreme Court quietly let a dangerous precedent take hold. By allowing Tennessee to enforce Senate Bill 1 (SB1), later referred to as Skrmetti, a law banning doctors from providing puberty blockers and hormone replacement therapy to transgender minors, the court did more than greenlight discrimination. It…
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The Democratic Party Has a Working Class Problem
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The Democratic Party brand is in crisis. A recent NBC poll reports the party’s favorability rating at a record low of 27 percent, marking a nadir that dates back to 1990. This polling follows the Democratic coalition fraying in November’s election as many working-class nonwhite voters defected from their ranks…
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Court-ing Growth in India: Cut Red Tape, Create Jobs
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India’s economy must create 1.1 billion well-paying jobs by 2050 before its “demographic dividend” window closes. However, neither the government’s current job-creation strategy nor a service-led approach addresses the magnitude of this problem. The fundamental solution lies in removing regulatory bottlenecks in Indian states and decongesting courts, thus creating conditions…