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When political leaders communicate to their constituents, the mediatransmit and often analyze those messages. How Americans view the world, their government, and the economy is therefore largelyinfluenced by media reports, which often contain economicmisinformation. This paper refutes 10 common misconceptions abouttaxes, spending, and budget deficits that are spread by politiciansand reporters.
Jennifer A. Marshall: Two events this past week remind us that America's religious culture continues to flourish in the 21st century. I'm thinking, of course, of the warm reception to the visit of Pope Benedict XVI and the somewhat cooler reaction to Senator Barack Obama's comments about Pennsylvanians clinging to guns and God. From the sublime to the mundane, both examples show that Americans remain a very religious people.
How a better-educated world Is changing the balance of power. From Nicholas Eberstadt and Evan Abramsky for Foreign Affairs.
This report is a practical guide for using the Index of Economic Freedom—the invaluable annual measure of economic (and hence political) freedom around the world.
Will MacAskill, author of the forthcoming book What We Owe the Future, on surviving the era of catastrophic risk.