3 Myths About American Decline

If you're having trouble viewing this email, you can view it in a browser here. The latest news and analysis from Reason.com Thursday, May 27, 2021 3 Myths About American Decline Politicians and the media are telling bogus stories about falling fertility rates, rising inequality, and lack of economic mobility. By Nick Gillespie Joe Biden's $6 Trillion Budget Proposal Will Hike Spending, Keep Deficits Near Record Highs In the president’s plan, the government would consume a historically large share of the economy—and those taxes still wouldn't be enough to pay for everything. By Eric Boehm Expanding the Child Tax Credit Will Do Very Little To Help the Poor. Here's Why. No country gets out of poverty through redistribution of income. By Veronique de Rugy An $86 Billion Moral Hazard Nestled in the $1.9 trillion emergency spending bill passed in March was a bailout for unions' private pension funds. By Eric Boehm sponsor content   Charter-Hating Democrats Now Relying on Charter Schools To Service Families Reluctant To Go Back Into School Buildings The one-size-fits-all approach to monopolistic K-12 instruction continues to repel even as COVID-19 recedes. By Matt Welch Study: Mask Mandates Didn't Help Slow Spread of COVID-19 Mask use was associated with slower spread during low-transmission periods. But it was not associated with slower spread during high-transmission periods. By Elizabeth Nolan Brown Why Didn't California's 'Red Flag' Law Stop the San Jose Shooter? Even when states authorize gun confiscation orders, identifying would-be mass shooters is a daunting challenge. By Jacob Sullum The Latest #NeverTrump Bug To Splat on the Windshield of MAGA? Anti-Trump Republicans have yet to win an intra-party fight. And launching third parties are for marathoners, not sprinters. By Matt Welch America's Semiconductor Industry Doesn't Need $52 Billion in New Subsidies To Stay Ahead of China Industrial policy is the wrong answer to a problem that mostly doesn't exist. By Eric Boehm Freddie deBoer: Let's Kill the 'Cult of Smart' and Legacy Media A third-generation Marxist critiques the contemporary left and discusses what progressives and libertarians might have in common. By Nick Gillespie Image credit: Lex Villena Sponsor Content Donate Reason Foundation 5737 Mesmer Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90230, USA Privacy Policy   Manage Your Preferences Unsubscribe