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As Tax Day looms, tens of millions of Americans are likely stressing out over filing their 1040s on time, while government bean counters eagerly await adding up all those dollars and depositing them in federal coffers. While the share of government funded by the individual income tax has climbed, it still makes up less than half of total revenues. You may think companies pick up much of the rest of the tab, considering the hand-wringing in Congress over corporate tax reform, but in fact the business share has plunged in recent decades.
What has made up the slack? Worker wages, explains Ohio State’s Jay Zagorsky.
This Sunday, April 16, many Christians will be celebrating Easter, the day of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Biblical scholar from UT Austin, Brent Landau explains the complex origins of this day and why Easter is called Easter.
Yesterday the White House declassified an intelligence report about the Russian government’s role in a misinformation campaign to help Syrian President Bashar al-Assad cover up his use of chemical weapons. Russian historian Cynthia Hooper spent the weekend watching and reading Russian news reports – a window into an alternate reality of spin and false narratives.
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Bryan Keogh
Editor, Economics and Business
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No one likes taxes.
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Jay L. Zagorsky, The Ohio State University
As tax day approaches, here's a primer on how your dollars help fund the U.S. government, and how your share has probably increased.
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Politics + Society
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Henry F. (Chip) Carey, Georgia State University
Does Trump’s family have too much sway in the White House? We consider parallels ranging from the Ottoman empire to the Clinton administration.
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Christoph Borgers, Tufts University
Some American voters hope that instant runoff can make our elections better. But a mathematician has an idea for another solution.
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David Alpher, George Mason University
History suggests it would be a big mistake.
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Mary Steffel, Northeastern University; Elanor Williams, Indiana University, Bloomington ; Ruth Pogacar, University of Cincinnati
Defaults are powerful tools that policymakers and marketers can use to nudge us to make certain choices, whether in our interest or in theirs. How do we ensure they're used responsibly?
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Laina Bay-Cheng, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
Every romantic relationship has a power dynamic. While men are just as likely as women to say they wield less power, the costs of feeling subordinate were far from equal.
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