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By Jake Horowitz • Nov 13,2012

Start Your Journalism Career at PolicyMic

Have you ever wanted to publish an op-ed in the New York Times, Huffington Post, or Wall Street Journal? Becoming the next Tom Friedman or David Brooks is definitely an...

By Robert McNamara • Nov 12,2012

Denver Taxi Cab Company Tries Hailing The American Dream

How long should it take to get the government’s permission to open a small business? A few days? A few weeks? Try four years if you want to start a...

By Julia Shaw • Nov 09,2012

A Crisis Conservatives Shouldn’t Waste

Rahm Emanuel famously admonished his party to never let a crisis go to waste. This advice should come in handy for conservatives, since according to Charles R. Kesler’s new book,...

By AF Editors • Nov 09,2012

Distinguish Yourself: Use Time Wisely

In economics, we discuss the allocation of scarce resources. Those discussions generally focus on guns and butter, labor and capital, or other economic-speak but don’t cover our personal resources. You...

By Sarah Allison • Nov 08,2012

Policing for Profit: States Confiscate Retirement Plans

In America, you’re supposed to be considered innocent until being proven guilty, but that is not the case when it comes to civil forfeiture. Quite to the contrary, in fact....

By Liz Hine • Nov 08,2012 Career Advice

A Choice Between Paths: Grad School or Work

The end of your undergraduate education is in sight, and the big question looming ahead is: what next? Do you decide to brave the unknown (and uncertain job market) and...