Economy

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The Limits of Rags-to-Riches Stardom

When Collin Ishaq, a migrant worker in Dubai, started winning singing competitions, he seemed to be on his way to fame and fortune. Then reality set in.

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Paul Ryan’s Sad Legacy

Under Obama, he was hailed as the deficit-warrior of Washington. Under Trump, he oversaw the greatest peacetime growth in deficit spending in modern American history.