Nathaniel LewisFix corporate speech coercion with a right-to-buy lawImagine someone coming home after a hard week of work, it’s Friday, and she can now afford to pay her phone bill. She logs onto the AT&T…Jul 4, 2018Jul 4, 2018
Nathaniel LewisBy age 35, you should have your entire income taxed and redistributedIn this post, I will present some descriptive statistics on consumption inequality in the U.S. You can think about consumption inequality…Jun 23, 20181Jun 23, 20181
Nathaniel LewisSupplementary material for 3P post on welfare vs. employment effects on poverty reductionMy analysis demonstrating that welfare spending is more effective than employment at reducing poverty is out at People’s Policy Project…Jun 13, 2018Jun 13, 2018
Nathaniel LewisTax havens make GDP screwyMost people reading this have probably encountered reports, or seen graphs, comparing some variable of interest across countries, and often…Jun 11, 2018Jun 11, 2018
Nathaniel LewisThe “Black Boys” Study Demonstrates the Monumental Importance of ClassA recent, much-discussed study shows large racial disparities in outcomes, but even larger class disparities. Class disparities are…Mar 23, 20181Mar 23, 20181
Nathaniel LewisA scale of socialismElizabeth Bruenig has recently written an excellent piece for the Washington Post in which she advocates for socialism. Everyone should…Mar 13, 20184Mar 13, 20184
Nathaniel LewisIncarceration -> ClassThe reason that mass incarceration is so terrible to begin with, of course, is that it grinds up so many lives. Ex-convicts have trouble…Feb 4, 2018Feb 4, 2018
Nathaniel LewisFAQ for People’s Policy Project study on race, class, and incarcerationPeople’s Policy Project recently released my study on race, class, and incarceration:Feb 1, 2018Feb 1, 2018
Nathaniel LewisSometimes you have to adjust your adjustmentsThe blogger at Random Critical Analysis (RCA) has a lengthy post up in response to a quick one I did a week or two ago, where I suggested…Jan 23, 2018Jan 23, 2018
Nathaniel LewisAre high US healthcare costs just an illusion?Random Critical Analysis (or RCA, in honor of the dizzying array of acronyms the author there employs) has a blog post up in response to a…Jan 8, 201813Jan 8, 201813