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Current Events essays
An ongoing experiment in understanding.
Essays on current events, examining power, economics, law, and accountability in public life.
Current Events
The news, read slowly. Power, economy and law, looked at with clear eyes.
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The Effects of Megan’s Law on People and Their Families
A measured look at what sex-offender registration and public-notification laws are intended to do, the consequences registrants and families have reported, and what the research can—and cannot—establish.
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After 2017: Selected Federal Tax Changes in 2022 and 2025
A separately dated companion on selected federal tax provisions enacted in 2022 and 2025, distinguishing statutory rules from dated JCT projections and their baselines.
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Are Presidents Subject to the Same Legal Standards as Everyone Else?
A reflection on presidential accountability, Watergate, impeachments, and the question of whether legal standards hold when political power is tested.
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From Reagan to the Billionaire Age: How Trickle-Down Economics Reshaped America
A critical timeline of U.S. tax policy from Reagan to the 2017 tax law, reflecting on corporate gains, political influence, and concentrated wealth.