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November 17, 2023
Male Malaise Is Not Just About ‘the Culture’
…brain responsible for feeling and for quick reaction, as distinct from dispassionate thinking.” Many of the nation’s biggest businesses—from Alphabet (YouTube) to TikTok to Microsoft (Xbox) to Philip Morris (vapes)—are…
November 16, 2023
Work in a World of Abundance
…up each day with the goal of bettering ourselves and our communities? Or would we fall to the darker angels of our nature, with unoccupied time leading to boredom and…
November 14, 2023
Forget the Economics of Grievance
…during the Obama presidency. Read the full report. Notes A version of this report was originally published as Michael R. Strain, “Forget the Economics of Grievance,” National Review, February 3, 2022, https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2022/02/21/forget-the-economics-of-grievance….
November 13, 2023
Family’s Place in America’s Social Fabric
The family is arguably the most basic building block of community life.[i] But even as Americans continue to say their own families are centrally important in their lives[ii], family life…
November 13, 2023
The Jobless AI Future Is Still a Long Way Off
…While technological unemployment may have failed to materialize over previous decades, the structure and nature of employment were utterly transformed. The MIT economist David Autor and coauthors found that the majority of…
November 13, 2023
How The IRS Discourages Boomer Charity
Americans like to call ourselves the most generous nation on earth — but charitable giving is on the decline. In 2022, it fell 3.4% (10.5% when adjusted for inflation) to fall…
November 11, 2023
Why is NYC Telling Teachers to Not Keep Kids Safe?
…it is often teachers (of the same race), as well as neighbors and family members who are doing the reporting. Which makes sense. Nationwide, Black children are twice as likely to be…
November 9, 2023
What Dems — And NYC — Can Learn From The GOP’s Bronx City Council Win
…said would be a “national embarrassment” for Democrats. Here’s what even a moderate Dem like Torres doesn’t understand: Kristy Marmorato is right about affordable housing. New York City needs new…
November 8, 2023
Measuring the Geography of Social Networks
…of the 20th percentile of the national distribution of the SCI. Similar patterns can be seen for other large northern U.S. cities. Figure 2 shows similar maps for the social…
November 3, 2023
A Postcard from Ashkelon
…nation, as a light unto the nations and a refuge. Ethel Levine was a school teacher, a symphony lover, a mother, of course, but as much as anything she was…