Middle Class Political Economist

I grew up in a middle-class family, the first to go to college full-time and the first to earn a Ph.D. The economic policies of the last 40 years have reduced the middle class's security, and this blog is a small contribution to reversing that.

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Wednesday, November 9, 2016

Election of popular vote loser proves necessity of abolishing Electoral College

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For the second time in just 16 years, the new President is actually the loser of the national popular vote (click on "Popular Vote...

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Friday, January 25, 2013

News of Note: Job Piracy, Tax Havens, Filibuster Reform

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A lot has happened during my busy first week of classes, so I want to flag a couple of the most important pieces of news from the week. 1....

Monday, May 28, 2012

Basics: How Overrepresented Are Rural and Low-Population States?

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We all kinda sorta know it: rural and small states are overrepresented in the Senate and, to a lesser extent, the Electoral College.This has...

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Kenneth Thomas: Professor Emeritus of Political Science, University of Missouri-St. Louis. Author of Competing for Capital: Europe and North America in a Global Era (Georgetown University Press, 2000) and Investment Incentives and the Global Competition for Capital (Palgrave, 2011). Available for research, consulting, and expert testimony. All opinions expressed are my own and not my employers'.

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