Fiscal Policy COVID-Relief Talks March On, Slowly By Robert VerBruggen 2:57 PM Yikes. I wasn't expecting things to drag on this long with key aid provisions expired.
Politics & Policy The New George Floyd Video Should Not Surprise You By Robert VerBruggen 12:39 PM Floyd’s case isn’t about his resisting arrest; it’s about what happened after the cops got him under control.
NR PLUS Politics & Policy The Never-Ending War over Gun Statistics By Robert VerBruggen August 5, 2020 John Lott’s latest is a handbook of useful numbers.
Fiscal Policy Congress Is Blowing Its Deadline for COVID Relief By Robert VerBruggen July 31, 2020 Bang-up job, everyone!
Law & the Courts COVID, Protests, and Crime By Robert VerBruggen July 30, 2020 A new report details the key trends.
Science & Tech Is New York Reaching Herd Immunity? By Robert VerBruggen July 30, 2020 New studies say the threshold could be far lower than expected.
The Economy Two Points about the GDP Numbers By Robert VerBruggen July 30, 2020 Annualized numbers are not very helpful at the moment.
NR PLUS Science & Tech The Problem with Science By Robert VerBruggen July 30, 2020 It's not the scientific method, but the scientists themselves.
Fiscal Policy What Will the Next COVID-Relief Bill Look Like? By Robert VerBruggen July 29, 2020 With a $2 trillion gap between the parties’ respective proposals, the last-minute scramble to get something done is just beginning.
NR PLUS Immigration Can Trump Subtract Illegal Immigrants from the Census? By Robert VerBruggen July 23, 2020 We’re definitely in for a court fight over all this, so stay tuned.