Big Ideas
These stories are conceptual--food for thought.
- Nudging Conservatives to Harness Behavioral Science Rich Thau and Celeste Gregory 05/03/2013
- While liberals are deploying behavioral science with stunning results, conservatives have failed to follow up on their success three decades ago with the psychology of ‘broken windows.’ Here are several policy initiatives with which to begin.
- Earth Day and Four Decades of Fear Benjamin Zycher 04/22/2013
- A vast array of blatherings have accumulated over the years, warning the end is nigh.
- A Dream Delayed: Man’s Mission to Mars Robert McHenry 03/15/2013
- NASA has decided that private enterprise will have to take on the job of reaching Mars. A new generation of space-minded tycoons is ready for the mission. We can do it.
- A Better Way for Young Families to Build a Future: Social Security Taxes vs. Down Payments Alex J. Pollock 03/09/2013
- Would you rather save for retirement by building equity in a house or by putting money in an underfunded government program?
- Yes, Labels Cliff Asness 03/07/2013
- No Labels’ goal of arguing less and getting more things done is not simply wrong but dangerous too. Instead, this country needs to vigorously debate how a free society is supposed to function, with the people ultimately deciding the victor.
- Why Not Soak the Rich? Lee Harris 03/06/2013
- Republicans don’t want to ask multimillionaires to pay a penny more in taxes. Isn’t that proof that the Republican Party is the party of the rich, as liberals have always argued?
- Desegregation by Deliciousness Michael McShane 02/27/2013
- What schools can learn from barbeque restaurants.
- Enlightened Conservatism Lee Harris 02/18/2013
- A cause is to politics what fanaticism is to religion — a plague to be avoided at all costs.
- Reform Government Pay with Step Decreases Arnold Kling 02/06/2013
- Longevity is the wrong characteristic to reward in the case of government workers.
- Confronting the U.S. Advanced Manufacturing Skills Gap Thomas A. Hemphill, Waheeda Lillevik, and Mark J. Perry 01/28/2013
- We have a skills gap and it’s going to get worse. Here’s what we can do about it.