I wrote an essay that appeared in the Atlanticyesterday. Based on the research for my book on unemployment, the piece talks about the debate over Denmarkin last week’s Democratic presidential debate—and how the real debate should be over Canada:

Clearly, America won’t expand its social safety net to anywhere near the scale ofDenmark’s over the next president’s time in office. Judging from their rhetoric in the debate, though, Clinton and Sanders both agree that government can and should play...