Puerto Rico

For Tax Day: The One Legal Tax Haven Washington Can’t Touch

Everyone is writing today about tax deductions, Trump's tax cuts, and the usual advice. But here's a solution you may never have heard of that could cut…

Apr 15 •

Trump Is Right: The Claim That 2,975 People Died in Puerto Rico is #FakeNews

Sep 13, 2018 •

Hong Kong's Example for the Rest of Us

A look at Hong Kong vs. China through the years, and what that could mean for Brexit and everyone else.

Jul 24, 2017 •

The Geopolitics of the United States, Part 2: American Identity and the Threats of Tomorrow

The physical geography of the United States has also impacted the country's human geography.

Jul 6, 2016 •

The Geopolitics of the United States, Part 1: The Inevitable Empire

The geography of the United States makes the country uniquely capable of becoming a dominant global power.

Jul 4, 2016 •

How the Minimum Wage Helped Wreck Puerto Rico's Economy

$7.25 Devastated Its Economy; Imagine What $15 Will Do.

May 19, 2016 •

Why Is Hong Kong Rich, Cuba Impoverished, and Puerto Rico Broke?

In 1955, the islands of Puerto Rico, Cuba and Hong Kong had roughly the same real per capita income. They each took very different economic paths.

Apr 1, 2016 •

GAO: Statehood Too Costly for Either Puerto Rico or the U.S.

Puerto Rican statehood may be a good idea, but its time has not come.

Apr 2, 2014 •

Courting Disaster in Puerto Rico

Sleepwalking into danger, for everyone involved.

Feb 27, 1998 •

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