August 2, 2026
The American Dream Lives in Suburbia
Suburbia has long been a favorite target for cultural critics. Readers of a certain age…
July 22, 2026
There’s a Lot of Talk About “Career Readiness.” Have We Thought It Through?
After a decadelong hiatus, it feels like “school reform” has gained new momentum (for better…
June 18, 2026
The Long, Slow Death of Social Democracy
For three decades, social democracy was the most successful product of a working-class movement that…
June 15, 2026
Free-Market Forces Behind Fishtown’s Revival
This opinion letter was originally published in the The Wall Street Journal. You can read the…
June 3, 2026
Poverty and Dependency in the United States, 1939–2023
In 1964, President Lyndon Johnson declared the War on Poverty. This set in motion the…
May 26, 2026
Fiscal and Economic Effects of Tariffs
Executive Summary Tariffs have become an important economic policy in the United States. Tariffs are…
April 22, 2026
Why First-Time Buyer Age Isn’t Rising—Even as Housing Gets Less Affordable
Home prices have surged over the past two decades, and by most measures, affordability has…
March 25, 2026
Compiling My Work on Work Incentives
At the American Enterprise Institute Center on Opportunity and Social Mobility, which I run, we’re…
February 22, 2026
The End of Work? Not Yet—Maybe Not Ever
My fellow pro-growth/progress/abundance Up Wingers in the USA and around the world: Maybe this is…
February 20, 2026
Capital Gains Rules on Home Sales and Senior Homeowner Lock In
Would ending the capital gains lock-in for senior homeowners free up larger homes for families?…
September 10, 2024
America is Still Working
Sometimes it seems like Americans can’t decide whether we work too much or too little….
June 13, 2024
The Family-to-Prison-or-College Pipeline: Married Fathers and Young Men’s Transition to Adulthood
A growing minority of young men are floundering. “Failure to launch” is a description that’s…