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Nowhere to go but up: Why Louisiana ranks last in social mobility
This article was originally published in The Daily Star. This is indicative of a culture at the seams, where our state’s leaders are failing us and we are allowing that lackluster performance to bleed into our culture and everyday life. When you think of the American...
What Helps People Climb the Income Ladder? It’s Surprisingly Hard to Say.
This article was originally published in Barron's. With the 2024 election cycle heating up and “Bidenomics” taking center stage, talk of income inequality—always a hot-button electoral issue—is back in the news. Academics are caught in the fray. A debate has now...
States to Watch on Regulatory Reform in 2024
This article was originally published in The Washington Times. As 2024 begins, a lot of eyes will be on Washington , and understandably so, given that it is a critical election year. Like many Americans, I am pessimistic about the future of the Oval Office,...
How Charity Builds Social Mobility
This article was originally published in Donors Trust. On the latest episode of Giving Ventures, host and DonorsTrust Vice President Peter Lipsett talks with Archbridge Institute President and CEO Gonzalo Schwarz and Justin Callais, research fellow at Archbridge...
Today’s Nostalgia Craze Isn’t About the Past. For Americans of All Generations, It’s About a Brighter Future
This article was originally published in Fortune Magazine. Nostalgia is often portrayed as lighthearted entertainment, or worse, a mental barrier to living fully in the present and planning for the future. However, most Americans have a deeper appreciation for the...
Nostalgia Can Be an Engine of Progress
This article was originally published in Discourse Magazine. The journey to the past that nostalgia takes us on is really about the present and the future. A few years ago, I attended a presentation by a professor who studies scientific, medical, and technological...
Nostalgia Is the Greatest Gift This Holiday Season
This article was originally published in Los Angeles Daily News. As we enter the winter holiday season, we are especially likely to feel nostalgic. Gathering with loved ones or participating in cherished social and cultural traditions elevates our sentimentality...
The US Workforce Has Changed — States Need to Adapt
This article was originally published in The Hill. As 2023 nears its end, employers continue to have a hard time finding workers nationwide. And unfortunately, there appears to be no end in sight. Recent work from the Manufacturing Institute notes that...
Care About Economic Mobility? Who Deserves Your 2024 Vote?
This article was originally published in Real Clear Politics. Is the American Dream still attainable? According to the most recent research, most Americans say “yes.” Over three-fourths of Americans say they have either achieved the American Dream or are well on...
The Roar of the Argentinian Lion
This article was originally published in Discourse Magazine. Will the election of Javier Milei as Argentina’s new president finally put the country’s economy back on track? I first met Javier Milei in Buenos Aires back in 2016 through a common friend who, like us, was...
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