On stagnating regional convergence in the US. In the Economist.
Resentful Nativists Oppose Free Trade and Immigration—Don’t Appease Them. Me in Foreign Affairs.
Where and to whom you are born in the United States are both hugely important to life chances. For the Economist.
In part because baby boomers have always been profligate. For the Economist.
For The Economist. Secure Communities lowers employment and access to the safety net among US citizens.
For the Economist. Slowing wage convergence between migrants and natives isn't driven by lower skills as much as by native discrimination.
For the Economist: there are sometimes big divisions in attitudes and consumer behavior, but they aren't growing between races, genders, income groups, religions, regions or urban and rural areas.
Bemoaning the victory of culture war over class war in US politics. In The Economist.
For The Economist: welfare reform was bad and Trump is doubling down.
A piece for Vox on the barely progressive arguably regressive tax and spending systems of poorer developing countries.