College: important, but not magic bullet
[From 2011] Pundits and policy-makers like to tout more education as the solution to stagnant incomes or widening inequality. But a closer look suggests that “the education answer” is incomplete.
Insurance execs are more valuable than doctors, aren't they?
They certainly make much more money, and the gap has been growing over time.
Don't call tax cuts for wealthy 'compromise'
If one side gives up when it has maximum leverage, and the opposition says only that it will keep fighting for its original position, it's more apt to use the term 'surrender' or 'fecklessness.'
