A Journal of Ideas

Dodd-Frank

Fighting Wall Street’s Monopolies

Finance has consolidated within itself while fostering crushing market power throughout the economy. Here's how we can do better.

By Carter Dougherty

The Risk of an Anti-Consumer CFPB

One of the great ironies behind the longstanding fight over the CFPB is how uncontroversial the laws the agency has focused on are.

By Christopher L. Peterson

Constructing the Security State

Forget about deficit reduction: Every penny of discretionary spending cuts will be going toward building a bigger military.

By Robert Gordon

Obama's Uncertain Legacy

A presidency of great symbolic value had both ups and downs. But Obama's greatest achievements now hang in the balance.

By William A. Galston

Corporations: The “Positive Discipline” Model

By Adam Zurofsky