Matthew Stegeman
I am an economics and political science student at Saint Louis University in St. Louis, MO. My primary interests are intra-European politics, the US electoral cycle, and urban planning...Twitter and PolicyMic are my outlets.
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Do Millennials Support Socialism Over Capitalism?
A new study finds that young people are the only age group whose support for socialism outweighs that of capitalism. What explains this trend?
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Work Sharing is the Solution for America's Jobs Crisis
Work Sharing is a policy outlined by economist Dean Baker and currently the best policy proposal to curb high unemployment.
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62% favor the death penalty for people convicted of murder, while 31% are opposed. Do you support it or oppose it?
Matthew Stegeman I oppose capital punishment on principle. But whatever our moral persuasion on the matter, the death penalty should be eliminated because it is, quite simply, inefficient. According to a 2008 study by the Urban Institute, MD taxpayers pay $3m for e...