The real case for universal programs

It's not about politics, they're better on the merits — but raising taxes is hard

Hey folks — this morning I wanted to introduce everyone to a new member of the team, Claire Cantrell, who came on board this week as editorial assistant to help make sure the posts here are as good as they can be and to keep the trains running on time. Claire is great, and I’ll let her say hi in her own words:

Hi everyone! My name’s Claire and you’ll be …