It was useful for Warren Buffett to bring his iconic power to bear on the gross inequalities in the American tax system. But his willingness to pay more in taxes, which he shares with many progressives with considerable wealth, is in fact a declaration of solidarity with the needs of all other Americans. Their ethical...
Read More...A record budget deficit coupled with increased government spending has much of America in an uproar. The Economist projects that based on current trends, government debt in the big economies (Japan, America, and Britain to name a few) will reach about 106% of GDP in 2010, close to 30% higher than before the recession. As the economy recovers slowly...
Read More...When thinking about public spending it is helpful to think about gender relations and the fight for gender equality. Over the last hundred years or so, the roles of men and women have changed significantly in Western countries. Before the era of greater gender equality, it was never the case that women were simply unimportant....
Read More...Could we make a rule — a kind of eleventh commandment — which requires us, every time we honor soldiers killed in battle, to remember: thou shall not kill? As I sit and write these words at least 774 members of the U.S. military have died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan because of the U.S. invasion of...
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