Daily Circuit Blog

April 1, 2014 11:27 AM

Op-ed pick: Tax the childless

A recent op-ed piece in Slate argues that we should raise taxes on childless working professionals in order to give working parents a break. Author Reihan Salam, childless himself, says the financial burden of raising a child is staggering. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has found that raising a child born in 2012 will cost Read more →

by Maddy Mahon

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!

March 28, 2014 5:59 AM

Op-ed pick: Why the poor smoke cigarettes

“This growing gap in smoking rates between rich and poor is helping drive inequality in health outcomes, experts say, with, for example, white women on the lowest rungs of the economic ladder now living shorter lives.”

by Stephanie Curtis

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!

March 24, 2014 5:42 AM

Op-ed pick: Legislators get a pass on DUI charges

The Minnesota Constitution gives legislators immunity from prosecution when they’re in session. A college class project is seeking to craft an exception for drunken driving.

by Eric Ringham

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!

March 21, 2014 6:26 AM

Op-ed pick: A new way to look at March Madness

“That kind of economic inequality would put even America’s striking income imbalance to shame. And it’s hard to imagine even the most ardent members of the Ayn Rand fan club touting it as a model for distributing wealth fairly. “

by Stephanie Curtis

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!

March 20, 2014 5:14 AM

5 books that will transport you to Paris

Novels and works of non-fiction chosen by Kerri Miller that will make you feel like you are walking the streets of the City of Lights.

by Stephanie Curtis

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!

March 18, 2014 4:50 AM

Op-ed pick: Why no one should be off-limits from jokes

“A group that’s excluded never gets the opportunity to join in the greater human conversation.”

by Stephanie Curtis

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!

March 13, 2014 11:11 AM

Op-ed pick: What is life?

“Likewise, ‘life’ is an idea. We find it useful to think of some things as alive and others as inanimate, but this division exists only in our heads.”

by Stephanie Curtis