In this special summer podcast episode, Senior Interview Editor Erich Denk and McCourt Professor Sean O’Brien discuss what makes a good speech, the state of speechmaking in the modern day, maintaining hobbies while advancing your career, and Joe Biden’s love for Irish poetry. Bonus features: Watch the tongue-in-cheek “love letter” speech that Professor O’Brien wrote […]
Support for basic income belies divergent policy goals
Once an intellectual exercise reserved for academics, proposals for basic income have begun to enter mainstream conversation. Despite boasting proponents on both sides of the aisle, there are stark differences in each side’s vision for a basic income policy.