by Erick Jones | Jun 19, 2020 | Big Ideas, International Policy, Local Policy, Policy, US Policy
This article is a quick view of policy ideas I support and the main political philosophy that could claim these ideas. This list isn’t exhaustive and some of the policies would only work in conjunction with other policies. I have detail thoughts on all of these...
by Erick Jones | Jun 1, 2020 | Big Ideas, International Policy, Local Policy, Policy, US Policy
Anyone who has seen the Hamilton play has heard the secret behind the United States economic success; have a strong central bank that provides capital to industry and then protect that industry with tariffs until it can compete internationally. It is a simple formula...
by Erick Jones | May 30, 2020 | Big Ideas, International Policy, Local Policy, Policy, US Policy
A government rules over territory and the people in it by enforcing laws over lives and commerce. Her citizens expect their government to behave a certain way based on the culture. In America, the culture implies that a government should defend freedom and individual...
by Erick Jones | May 9, 2020 | Big Ideas, International Policy, Local Policy, Policy, US Policy
Waving at your neighbor as you go past them, a gas clerk letting you use the restroom on a road trip, and a teacher comforting a young child crying in the hallway are all little things that you don’t think of but are proof of a very important principle. Imagine making...
by Erick Jones | Jul 17, 2019 | International Policy, US Policy
3 Flags – Jasper Johns (1958) Our current debate is focused around inequality, moneyed interests, health care, the power of corporations, debt, education, foreign policy, immigration and the cost of living. However, I argue that these address relatively...
by Erick Jones | Jul 27, 2018 | International Policy, Policy, US Policy
The Tax Cut and Jobs Act of 2017 has been criticized for numerous reasons one of those being the huge tax cut for corporations. However, I’d argue having companies keep more of their profits isn’t as detrimental as it seems to the budget and could even be...