Social Security

Tyler Cowen, who previously thought that a universal basic income (UBI) “might be a good idea,” now says he’s having “second thoughts.” I’m a fan of Tyler Cowen’s writing (as well as his podcast), and so I take…

A fascinating column in the New York Times Sunday Business section claims that the growing life span gap between the rich and the poor is undermining the Social Security system’s redistributive design. Neil Irwin writes: