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1 week ago | 
thedispatch.com | Alex Demas |Scott Lincicome |Nick Catoggio |Abby McCloskey
A growing chorus of Democrats are calling for investigations into allegations of insider trading and market manipulation by White House officials, Republican members of Congress, and friends of the Trump administration. The allegations—which stem from the sudden rise in equity values following President Donald Trump’s announcement of a 90-day tariff pause last week—come from prominent administration critics like Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Rep.
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Jul 5, 2024 | 
dallasnews.com | Abby McCloskey
(Michael Hogue)Wait, Gavin Newsom — governor of California, Democratic presidential candidate in waiting, formidable GOP foe — beat Texas to the punch in protecting children and academic outcomes? You heard me right. Following Surgeon General Vivek Murthy’s label on social media, Newsom announced his intention to push for a statewide ban on phones in classrooms. He was right to do so. As the second largest state in the nation, and the biggest red state, we would be right to do so here as well.
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Jun 29, 2024 | 
dallasnews.com | Abby McCloskey
(Michael Hogue)You know that a family vacation is only a vacation if there’s no family save your spouse, right? Anything with children (or elderly parents) is a family trip. Let me tell you, my parents mastered the art of the family trip. I pulled my first all-nighter at the tender age of 5 on one such trip.
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Jun 22, 2024 | 
dallasnews.com | Abby McCloskey
(Michael Hogue)Monday is the second anniversary of the Supreme Court decision in Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which overturned Roe vs. Wade and returned the question of abortion access back to the states.
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Jun 21, 2024 | 
dallasnews.com | Abby McCloskey
Here’s something you can take to the bank: By the time Washington gets involved, it’s usually too late. Remember getting the free COVID-19 tests in the mail from the federal government in January 2022, nearly two years into the pandemic? Likewise, I anticipate a robust, bipartisan deficit deal around the time we stop being the world’s reserve currency.
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Jun 15, 2024 | 
dallasnews.com | Abby McCloskey
(Michael Hogue)Iâve just returned from Paris, which was abuzz in preparation for the Summer Olympics. At a cafe one evening hiding from a deluge of rain, when it became obvious my French did not extend beyond bon soir, the waiter asked where I was from. âThereâs a Paris in Texas,â he smirked.
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May 18, 2024 | 
dallasnews.com | Abby McCloskey
(Michael Hogue)I am an applied economist and the mother of three young children. On April 27, 2024, I wrote an opinion piece for The Dallas Morning News, “Phones are ruining childhood. Here are 3 steps Dallas ISD should take,” recommending a technology audit, playful recess, and banning smartphones for students on school campuses.
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May 11, 2024 | 
dallasnews.com | Abby McCloskey
(Michael Hogue)It’s Mother’s Day. Each year I celebrate by staying home from church and having breakfast in bed. If you’re having such a day, perhaps continue with your magical glow by moving to the next column. Because this is going to get heavy fast. Today of all days, I want to talk about how motherhood has fundamentally changed, relative to American history and relative to anywhere else in the world. The data tell the story best. In 1960, 5% of babies were born to unmarried mothers.
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May 1, 2024 | 
spotlightonpoverty.org | Abby McCloskey
Convergence Collective Offers Bipartisan Plan for Family Flourishing Earlier this year, the Convergence Center for Policy Solutions, a leading organization bridging divides to solve critical challenges through collaborative problem solving across ideological, political, and cultural lines, released the report from the Convergence Collaborative on Supports for Working Families.
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Apr 27, 2024 | 
dallasnews.com | Abby McCloskey
(Michael Hogue)I referenced Jonathan Haidt’s new book, The Anxious Generation, in a recent column about the epidemic of adolescent detachment and loneliness. Today I’d like to get to the brass tacks about what Dallas schools can do. Haidt makes the compelling claim that the spike we see in childhood mental health problems roughly correlates to 2012, when smartphones and social media became ubiquitous among teens.
