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Social Security Endgame
How the U.S. Can Avoid Europe's Demographic 'Black Hole'
By John D. Mueller
Posted: Thursday, September 1, 2005


POLITICAL ECONOMY
American Political Science Association Roundtable on Social Security and the Future of Self-Government  
Publication Date: September 1, 2005

Even those who (like me) voted for President Bush must concede that "erupting in political flames" aptly describes the Social Security initiative. The reason is that it proposed to violate the most basic rules of fiscal justice and economic efficiency. Yet if President Bush squandered "political capital," the Democrats didn't gain any, because their approach violates the same principles. A workable compromise is fairly easy, and Chicken Littles should recall that both Reagan's reforms were pronounced dead several times before they happened. The main danger is that the two parties "decide not to decide": to find an "exit strategy," and "walk away from the table," as Fred Barnes and E.J. Dionne began urging their parties months ago. Not to decide about Social Security is to decide -- to follow Europe and Japan in committing national suicide.

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EPPC on Book TV
Weigel Featured on "In Depth"

On Sunday, June 1, EPPC Distinguished Senior Fellow George Weigel was featured on C-SPAN2/Book TV's program "In Depth."

Click here to view the program online.   


Religion and the Media
Michael Cromartie
Faith Angle Conference -- May 2008

EPPC Vice President Michael Cromartie moderated a series of discussions in May at the semi-annual Faith Angle Conference sponsored by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life and held in Key West, Florida. Transcripts of the informative talks are now available online.


 American Evangelicalism: New Leaders, New Faces, New Issues -- D. Michael Lindsay, author of Faith in the Halls of Power: How Evangelicals Joined the American Elite, describes eight fallacies or misconceptions he held as he began his book.

 Religious Voters in the 2008 Election: What It Means for Democrats, Republicans -- William A. Galston, a senior fellow at The Brookings Institution and an assistant for domestic policy in the Clinton administration, discusses the importance of the Catholic vote in 2008.

 How Our Brains are Wired for Belief -- What does brain science add to age-old debates about the existence of God and the value of religion? Can political parties and religious groups use scientific insights to influence the beliefs of others? Dr. Andrew Newberg and Mr. David Brooks raise these questions and share their insights with journalists.