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Why Lower Corporate Tax Rates?

January 18, 2018 January 18, 2018/ Erik Fogg

Edited 1/18, 12:28pm EST

We’ve had a few readers ask why Congress wanted to lower corporate tax rates in the US. In particular, US corporations already have record-setting profits…


Mis-Applying the Overton Window

When discussing political polarization, there is an important concept called the Overton Window. The idea is that there is a range of political ideas that people will accept; anything outside of that is either radical or unthinkable.


Trump’s Wall is Falling, and the Dangers of Relying on Symbols

September 21, 2017/ Erik Fogg

Back in December we pointed out that Trump’s “wall” is, in essence, a myth. Whether people crave it or despise it, their feelings about it don’t reflect reality. That…


Mis-Applying the Overton Window

When discussing political polarization, there is an important concept called the Overton Window. The idea is that there is a range of political ideas that people will accept; anything outside of that is either radical or unthinkable.