Brian Picone

The conventional narrative about income inequality goes something like this: “Since the 1970s, the average income of the richest 1% has doubled, while the average income of the poorest 20% hasn’t increased at all.” Such statements lead to claims…

After learning that my PolicyMic colleague Chris Sedor had written on the benefits of high speed rail, I wanted to invite our readers to consider an alternate perspective. With President Barack Obama likening opposition to rail projects with “Third…

Since the release of this month’s trade balance figures showed an increased U.S. trade deficit in June, the anti-trade folks have been on the offensive. Fair trade advocates, such as Tim Robertson of the Huffington Post, have warned us that the free…