Managing the Economy with Interest Rates Near Zero

Using Debt Service Costs as a New Fiscal Standard

Having Central Banks Hold onto Bonds Indefinitely

Giving the Federal Reserve Some Control over Fiscal Policy

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Pandemic Response

Restricting Economic Activity to Slow the Growth of Covid-19

Applying Economic Theory to the Pandemic

Using Fiscal Policy to Mitigate the Harms of the Pandemic

Paying for the Pandemic Response

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Fiscal Policy

Ideas for Reforming Tax Policy

Reducing Income Inequality

Policies Designed to Reduce Poverty

Strengthening Social Security and Improving Retirement Savings Accounts

Universal Basic Income: An Introduction

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Monetary Policy

Helicopter Money: An Introduction

Monetary Policy Reforms for the US

Monetary Policy Reforms for Europe

Monetary Policy Reforms for Japan

Problems with Raising the Inflation Target

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Foreign Policy

Optimal Insurgency Theory: Developing New Strategies for Peace

Avoiding Foreign Insurgencies

Achieving Peace Through Universal Democracy

Approaching Foreign Policy by Type of Conflict

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E-12 Education

New Proposals to Invest in Young Children

Applying the Lessons of Charter Schools

Learning from Finland's Education System

Lessons Elite Colleges Can Teach Us About K-12 Education

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Higher Education

Shifting Federal Aid for Higher Education to the States

Problems with Providing Free Tuition at Public Colleges

State Merit Based Scholarships for Minnesota

Improving on Canada's System of College Savings Accounts

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Public Health / Environment

Halting the Rise of Obesity in the United States

Addressing the Problem of Global Warming

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