Jean M. Yarbrough

Oct 23, 2024 | pressherald.com | Jean M. Yarbrough

Maine faces a housing crisis, with rents skyrocketing and vacancy rates dwindling. As state and federal officials scramble to find solutions, one idea frequently floated is rent control — a policy that, on the surface, seems like a straightforward fix to the problem of rising rents. However, while rent control may offer short-term relief, it ultimately fails to address the root causes of housing scarcity and worsens the situation in the long run.

Aug 26, 2024 | claremontreviewofbooks.com | Mark Helprin |Jean M. Yarbrough |Algis Valiunas |Christopher Flannery

Political thought at the crossroads of time and eternity. Exporting America’s civil war to Britain, France, and NATO. It’s neither easy nor simple.

Aug 25, 2024 | claremontreviewofbooks.com | Charles Kesler |Mark Helprin |Jean M. Yarbrough

President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign, of blessed memory, proceeded under the banner “Let’s Finish the Job.” When it became clear that the job had finished Biden or at least his candidacy, the Democrats replaced him as coldly and firmly as they had cleared the way for him, at the expense of Bernie Sanders, in early 2020. It was nothing personal; just business. With as little compunction, the party shifted its message, too.

Aug 25, 2024 | claremontreviewofbooks.com | Jean M. Yarbrough |Mark Helprin |Algis Valiunas

The editors of Leisure with Dignity, celebrating their teacher Charles Kesler, open with a brief archeology of the Claremont Graduate University (CGU) and of the Claremont Institute. Founded in 1925, CGU came into its own in the late 1960s with the arrival of Leo Strauss, who, together with his students Harry V.