Tax Fairness As Myth: How High Earners Already Shoulder the Load
AIER Research Fellow Thomas Savidge digs into tax data to answer a frequently echoed question.
Political Power as Pathology
If political power is the problem and almost never the solution, we need to reframe our thinking through the way we talk about it.
How Decentralization Breaks the Iron Law of Oligarchy
Some days it seems like oligarchy is inevitable. But as we enter the Age of Complexity and decentralization, the Iron Law might be bent or broken.
Bargain Wars
Why cheap proxy wars and endless interventionism still cost too much. Here, we consider a more holistic case for limiting American military adventures and proxy wars abroad.
Without Tax-Funded Police, Who Keeps the Peace?
Let’s imagine a society called New America, with a competitive market for community policing and criminal justice.
Sociopathy as Strategy in Politics
If politics is a playground for sociopaths, it’s no wonder their psychopathology gets weaponized.
