<div><p>I miss Anthony Kennedy already. Other people have written eloquently about Kennedy’s contributions to the Supreme Court. After the retirement of Sandra Day O’Connor (whom I miss, too), Kennedy became the swing vote in case after case.</p><p>When a seminal case was argued before the high cour

I Miss Anthony Kennedy Already

<div><p>“If something cannot go on forever, it must stop.”</p><p>In economics, this is known as Herb Stein’s law. We ignore it at our peril.</p><p>In the 2000s, economists and other observers pointed out that real estate prices could not continue to rise at such a blistering pace. They didn’t. The e

Our $21 Trillion Debt: What Two-Party Control Really Looks Like

<div><p>How could a handful of common-sense, independent Senators defuse the partisanship around trade? By changing the way we talk about the whole issue.</p><p>Most American say they believe in markets. Why? Because markets reward hard work and innovation. They deliver us better products at lower p

Beyond Party Politics: 4 Common Sense Solutions to Smart Trade Policy

<div><p>Once again members of Congress are discussing a compromise immigration bill. The details on the table appear to be similar to the deal that fell apart last week after a bipartisan group of legislators met with President Trump.</p><p>One might reasonably ask: If a compromise deal fell apart l

Fixing Who Gets Into the US Begins With Fixing Who Gets Into Congress

<div><p>The point of electing Centrist Independents is to empower the political center, to build a bridge between Republicans and Democrats, and to get things done.</p><p>As I’ve written before in our <a href="http://ivn.us/tag/finding-common-ground" rel="noopener noreferrer">Finding Common Ground</

The GOP Tax Plan Is A Disastrous Train Wreck

<div><p>Where do we even begin after Las Vegas? The shooting was so calculatingly evil, so tragic for the victims, and so sad for our nation. And yet we have been here before: after Sandy Hook, after the Orlando night club shooting, after Louisiana GOP Rep. Steve Scalise was shot in the capital this

Elect Independents If You Want A New Approach to the Gun Debate

<div><p>The Republicans are now saying that tax reform is their next legislative priority. Is tax reform likely to happen? Almost certainly not, as I wrote recently in my <a href="https://www.usnews.com/opinion/thomas-jefferson-street/articles/2017-08-31/5-challenges-republicans-must-face-to-achieve

Dartmouth Professor: Two Parties Full of Empty Promises, Elect Independents to Reform Tax Code

<div><p>Remember all that talk about infrastructure during the 2016 presidential campaign?</p><p>America needs massive new investments in infrastructure: safer bridges; modern sewers; a more efficient electricity grid; better transportation options; an upgraded air traffic control system; and so on.

5 Key Ways to Bridge the Hyper-Partisan Divide on Infrastructure

<div><p>If only we had a handful of Centrist Independents in the U.S. Senate right now to be the catalyst for a more constructive debate over real health care reform. Health care does not have to be a hyper-partisan issue; sadly the Republicans and Democrats have turned it into one.</p><p>Sure, ther

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Articles by Charles Wheelan