You would be surprised how many people do not realize that there are a lot of poor whites in this country. This is especially true among the wealthier white social justice types. For a long time, I assumed that these activists did not care that much about class issues, which is perhaps troubling in some… Continue reading Poverty and race
Author: Matt Bruenig
The corrupt university
Regular readers will know that I do not share the sentiments of many on the left that seem to fetishize the university. I like learning, researching, and theorizing, but the university system as a whole is an anti-egalitarian nightmare. So far, I’ve tended to talk about the class composition of universities, the extent to which… Continue reading The corrupt university
Policy Shop: The Horrible Youth Labor Market
New post over at Policy Shop. An excerpt: If we are going to have a discussion about the burdens we put on our young people in America, this is what we need to be talking about. Things like the Ruetschlin-Draut report that focus on the most vulnerable, burdened, and miserable youths should be at the… Continue reading Policy Shop: The Horrible Youth Labor Market
The late Nozick warmed up to coercive violence
Mike Konczal has a post over at Next New Deal today about rents and Nozick. He uses Nozick’s famous Wilt Chamberlain argument as a counterpoint to the anti-rentier arguments that have been floating around recently (see mine here). Nozick’s argument basically challenges people to explain what is unjust about people voluntarily giving an extra bit… Continue reading The late Nozick warmed up to coercive violence
Policy Shop: Why Congress Should Cut Student Loan Interest Rates
Another post over at Policy Shop. An excerpt: With that said, there is something really bizarre about keeping student interest rates so high. The whole point of the Federal Reserve’s zero interest-rate policy is to drive the cost of debt down. That is the channel through which it is meant to be stimulative. Among other… Continue reading Policy Shop: Why Congress Should Cut Student Loan Interest Rates