The Dangers of Free MoneyMilton Friedman quipped that there’s no such thing as a free lunch, a lesson the U.S. federal government would do well to learn before it…Oct 14, 2021Oct 14, 2021
Presidents and Refugees, an Exceptional American StoryIf anyone is looking for a case study in presidential courage when it comes to refugees, the humble accidental presidency of Gerald R…Apr 19, 20212Apr 19, 20212
The Gigantic Flaws in the $1.9 Trillion COVID Relief BillThe Senate approved a $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package Saturday, March 6th. It will always be marred by the strict partisan vote…Mar 8, 2021Mar 8, 2021
Talent Concentration in College FootballThe 2020 college football playoff (CFP) will feature four teams, following a selection structure that was put in place starting in 2014…Dec 21, 2020Dec 21, 2020
RFK and GDPA month before I was born — April 1968 — presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy spoke at the University of Kansas. His remarks touched…Dec 9, 2020Dec 9, 2020
Published inThe Bigger PictureThe Forgotten Strategy of George Washington Could Accelerate COVID-19 Resiliency. And Survival.“George Washington realized that merely evading smallpox would no longer suffice; he wanted to prevent it altogether…”Apr 16, 2020Apr 16, 2020
The Federal Government Just Nuked EmploymentCaregivers stopped coming to work on Tuesday, April 7, at the Magnolia Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Riverside. “Only one of 13…Apr 8, 20203Apr 8, 20203
Can Covid-19 Be Stopped?The government of California has ordered all 40 million of its citizens to stay home. Schools are closed. Universities are closed. Most…Mar 23, 2020Mar 23, 2020
Covid-19 : The Mildest PandemicWe are overreacting to Covid. We are also under-reacting to Covid.Mar 11, 2020Mar 11, 2020
The tectonic shift in global migration?The past century must take lessons from history with caution because things are different now. A millennium of lessons from the wars and…Sep 10, 2019Sep 10, 2019
Published inPeregrine BlogReview: The Ungrateful Refugee by Dina NayeriNayeri’s first work of non-fiction is as stunning and original as its title. Born into a wealthy family in Iran, she sought freedom in the…Sep 8, 2019Sep 8, 2019
Bedtime GoldUpon their birth, she endeavored to raise them differently, which she couldn’t have avoided, but on purpose in the direction that their…Sep 6, 2019Sep 6, 2019
Income Inequality is a MythFor years, we’ve been told that income inequality is, in the words of Barack Obama, the “defining challenge of our time”. Joseph Stiglitz…Sep 5, 2019Sep 5, 2019
With the final job report of the Obama presidency, it is time to look back at how this era compared…Jan 7, 2017Jan 7, 2017
Published inPeregrine BlogImmigration News — 12.8.2016TIME magazine’s Person of the Year interview with President-elect Donald Trump includes some important news about immigration. It deserves…Dec 8, 2016Dec 8, 2016
As part of some social science research, I am asking people to identify which photos do they think…Nov 23, 2016Nov 23, 2016
Published inPeregrine BlogWhy Immigration Policies and Politics Don’t Mix: Study of the 2014 ElectionOn Nov 1, 2016, the Hispanic Leadership Fund published a study of the 2014 election, namely 66 competitive races for seats in the House of…Nov 4, 2016Nov 4, 2016
Published inPeregrine BlogImmigration NewsWalling international borders is a new phenomenon says a report by Reece Jones at MPI. “ By the time the Berlin Wall fell in 1989, there…Nov 4, 2016Nov 4, 2016
