Category: Policy Shop

I had 3 posts over at Demos’ Policy Shop this week. Here is a rundown with links: Get Ready For Some Totally Confused Social Security Discussions. Excerpt: In non-money terms, our ability to support retired people is a function of how much stuff the currently-working are producing. It has nothing to do with how much… Continue reading Policy Shop Weekly Digest: Social Security, Tech Bros, Mill

I missed last week’s digest somehow. I had 4 posts over at Demos’ Policy Shop this last couple of weeks. Here is a rundown with links: No One Actually Cares About Meritocracy. Excerpt: You can’t live in the United States and not be acquainted with at least a handful of extremely prominently legacy cases who,… Continue reading Policy Shop (Bi-)Weekly Digest: Merit, Heroes, Poverty, Poverty

I had 2 posts over at Demos’ Policy Shop this week. Here is a rundown with links: How the Left Sees Liberty. Excerpt: The problem with the libertarian and right-wing notions of liberty is not just that they self-implode; it’s also that there is a more plausible notion of liberty offered up by the left-wing… Continue reading Policy Shop Weekly Digest: Liberty, Basic Income

I had 4 posts over at Demos’ Policy Shop this week. Here is a rundown with links: Being Able-Bodied Doesn’t Make Jobs Magically Appear. Excerpt: In the most recent month for which there is available data, July of this year, there were three unemployed people for every job opening. Focusing on individuals being able-bodied makes… Continue reading Policy Shop Weekly Digest: SNAP, Poverty, Inequality, Power

I had 2 posts over at Demos’ Policy Shop this week. Here is a rundown with links: The Latest Social Insurance Freak Out. Excerpt: The lesson here is, as always, don’t believe the goofy hype any time one of these social insurance stories catches fire. It is the same reheated nonsense again and again driven,… Continue reading Policy Shop Weekly Digest: Disability Insurance, Desert