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The Economic Evidence on the EITC vs. the Minimum Wage: Why Targeted Tax Credits Outperform Broad Wage Mandates
Targeted Efficiency Advocates 60%Complementary Policy Proponents 40%
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Behavioral Economists 38%Classical Economists 31%Libertarian Critics 31%
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Economic Orthodoxy 65%Tenant Protection Advocates 35%
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ExplainerTax Policy
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Global Tax Harmonizers 35%Corporate Taxpayers 35%US Treasury Advocates 30%
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Supply Chain Analysts 40%National Security Advocates 35%Innovation Optimists 25%
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ExplainerGlobal Health Security
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Global South Negotiators 35%High-Income Nations 35%Global Health Advocates 30%
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Sovereignty & Tax Authorities 45%US Trade Advocates 35%Independent Analysts 20%
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State Enforcers 40%Corporate Dealmakers 30%Federal Regulators 30%
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ExplainerDigital Public Infrastructure
Is India's 'Third Way' Digital Model Undermining the Tech Hegemony of Silicon Valley and Beijing?
Digital Sovereignty Advocates 45%Privacy and Civil Liberties Groups 35%Free Market Proponents 20%
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Why the EU AI Act's Risk Framework Struggles to Govern Agentic AI
Regulatory Traditionalists 35%Enterprise AI Developers 35%Legal and Compliance Strategists 30%
7 sources · 18d ago
ExplainerGlobal Trade
Is the Gulf States' New Trade Strategy the Quiet Birth of a Non-Aligned Economic Order?
Gulf Policymakers 40%Western Security Establishment 30%Global South Trade Partners 30%
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ExplainerTrade Policy
Is the DHS's De Minimis Overhaul the End of Cheap Global E-Commerce for American Consumers?
Customs and Security Officials 39%Domestic Retailers and Manufacturers 33%Global E-Commerce Platforms 28%
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ExplainerSupply Chain Policy
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European Regulators 41%Producer Nations 41%Global Supply Chain Operators 18%
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ExplainerTrade Law
Has the US Weaponized the 'War on Terror' to Regulate All Commercial Ties With Mexico?
National Security Advocates 35%Free Trade Proponents 35%Mexican Sovereignty Defenders 30%
5 sources · 23d ago
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How the GENIUS Act's New AML Framework is Reshaping the Stablecoin Market
Industry Pragmatists 44%Federal Regulators 33%State Supervisors 22%
8 sources · 25d ago
ExplainerBank Regulation
Is the OCC and FDIC's CRA 'Modernization' a Stealth Deregulation That Will Starve Community Lending?
Community Reinvestment Advocates 45%Banking Industry Advocates 35%Regulatory Pragmatists 20%
6 sources · 27d ago
ExplainerAutonomous Weapons
Will a Treaty to Ban Autonomous Weapons Systems Only Cede the Battlefield to Non-Democratic States?
Humanitarian Advocates 40%Strategic Realists 35%Diplomatic Pragmatists 25%
7 sources · 29d ago
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Is 'Blockade Diplomacy' a Sustainable Foreign Policy Tool, or Just a High-Stakes Bluff?
Coercive Statecraft Advocates 35%Multipolar Realists 35%Positive Statecraft Proponents 30%
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Trump Reports $2.2 Billion in 2025 Income, Driven by $1.4 Billion Crypto Windfall
Ethics Watchdogs & Critics 45%The Administration & Allies 30%Market & Legal Analysts 25%
6 sources · 44d ago
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The Climate Culture War: Why Record Heatwaves Are Boosting Climate-Skeptical Parties
Economic Pragmatists 35%Climate Policy Advocates 35%Political Sociologists 30%
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The Physical Reality of the AI Boom: Infrastructure, Labor, and the Push for Data Center Safety
Worker Safety Advocates 35%Occupational Health Experts 35%AI Infrastructure Developers 30%
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The Science of 'Steelmanning': How Arguing Better Can Depolarize Our Brains
Cognitive Psychologists 35%Philosophers & Ethicists 35%Conflict Resolution Specialists 30%
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ExplainerCognitive Science
The Science of Knowing You Might Be Wrong: How 'Steelmanning' Transforms Debate
Psychological Researchers 40%Constructive Debate Advocates 35%Skeptics & Boundary Setters 25%
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The Four-Day Workweek: Can We Actually Work Less and Do More?
Workplace Reformers 40%Business Pragmatists 35%Operational Skeptics 25%
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