Jerrod Laber

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Beltway Confidential

Direct democracy is not the answer to our political problems

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November 26, 2017 5:01 am

The negative effects of Social Security, and its entitlement partner Medicare, go beyond the personal finances of prospective recipients. (iStock)

Beltway Confidential

How entitlement programs ruined our politics

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November 24, 2017 5:01 am

A majority of white Americans, 55 percent, feel there is discrimination against them in today's world. Putting aside egregious cases of academic malfeasance at places like Middlebury College, however, this doesn't mean there is an actual bias against straight, white men. But given man's propensity for tribalism, it can definitely feed the perception of one. (Wikimedia Commons)

Beltway Confidential

No, whites do not face discrimination en masse today

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November 13, 2017 5:01 am

FILE - In this March 6, 2017, file photo, a mortgage rate graph is displayed on a computer in North Andover, Mass. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

Beltway Confidential

Experts are usually right, but it’s okay to be skeptical on big policy questions

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October 19, 2017 5:55 pm

Elder generations need to quit whining about how millennials are the source of all our current moral and political decay. (iStock)

Beltway Confidential

Millennials probably won’t have to fight in a World War. That’s a good thing.

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August 30, 2017 4:06 am

Curing social ills is not just a matter of political desire, and having strong leaders does nothing to abate that. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Ahead of the Trend

Ahead of the Trend: Strong politicians and experts can't solve all our country's problems

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June 2, 2017 12:00 am

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