Jose Nino
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Dismantling the Myth of Scandinavian Exceptionalism
The capital stock built in the 19th century allowed countries like Sweden to finance generous welfare states. Socialist sympathizers overlook this point and put the cart before the horse.
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Don’t Tread on My Steak
In the face of growing momentum for a meat tax, one must ask: are these proposals rooted in sound science and policymaking?
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Extractive Institutions Foretell the Failure of Nations
The disparity in wealth and overall political stability between developed and developing countries lies in their inclusive or extractive institutions, as made clear in ‘Why Nations Fail.’
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Reckless States Are Coming for Your Online Purchases
The underlying problems that are overlooked in this discussion are the burdensome tax policies and profligate spending programs already present in many states.
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Zoning: The Nemesis of Housing Affordability
Housing supply has simply not been able to keep up with the unprecedented demand for housing in large urban centers. Sadly, most policymakers and pundits overlook this elephant in the room.
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Sorry, Bernie Bros, “Free” College Will Cost You
American universities are the best in the world in large part due to the presence of many that behave more like businesses that offer services. That is in contrast to institutions whose services are treated as “social rights” with prohibitions on profits.
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Do or Die: We Need a Corporate-Tax Face-Lift
The United States does not live in an institutional vacuum; her citizens respond to tax incentives just like they do with prices. As a result of America’s onerous corporate taxes, many corporations choose to establish their headquarters in low-tax countries and also invest abroad.
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American Fracking Undermines Authoritarians
Consumers are the real winners, and authoritarian governments, dependent on petroleum rents, are then forced to reform and become accountable to their citizens.
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Why Pre-Existing Conditions Cannot Be Legislated Away
The law of unintended consequences will eventually rear its ugly head, and younger people will opt out of redistributive insurance schemes. Their exit creates a death spiral of sorts, where premiums will eventually sky rocket for the elderly and those who remain.
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Two Ingredients for Common-Sense Immigration Reform
The key to true immigration reform is a streamlined immigration process that allows immigrants and employers to freely interact in the marketplace, while incentivizing assimilation and social harmony among new arrivals to the United States.
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Dismantling the Myth of Scandinavian Exceptionalism
The capital stock built in the 19th century allowed countries like Sweden to finance generous welfare states. Socialist sympathizers overlook this point and put the cart before the horse.
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•
Don’t Tread on My Steak
In the face of growing momentum for a meat tax, one must ask: are these proposals rooted in sound science and policymaking?
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•
Extractive Institutions Foretell the Failure of Nations
The disparity in wealth and overall political stability between developed and developing countries lies in their inclusive or extractive institutions, as made clear in ‘Why Nations Fail.’
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•
Reckless States Are Coming for Your Online Purchases
The underlying problems that are overlooked in this discussion are the burdensome tax policies and profligate spending programs already present in many states.
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•
Zoning: The Nemesis of Housing Affordability
Housing supply has simply not been able to keep up with the unprecedented demand for housing in large urban centers. Sadly, most policymakers and pundits overlook this elephant in the room.
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•
Sorry, Bernie Bros, “Free” College Will Cost You
American universities are the best in the world in large part due to the presence of many that behave more like businesses that offer services. That is in contrast to institutions whose services are treated as “social rights” with prohibitions on profits.
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•
Do or Die: We Need a Corporate-Tax Face-Lift
The United States does not live in an institutional vacuum; her citizens respond to tax incentives just like they do with prices. As a result of America’s onerous corporate taxes, many corporations choose to establish their headquarters in low-tax countries and also invest abroad.
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•
American Fracking Undermines Authoritarians
Consumers are the real winners, and authoritarian governments, dependent on petroleum rents, are then forced to reform and become accountable to their citizens.
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•
Why Pre-Existing Conditions Cannot Be Legislated Away
The law of unintended consequences will eventually rear its ugly head, and younger people will opt out of redistributive insurance schemes. Their exit creates a death spiral of sorts, where premiums will eventually sky rocket for the elderly and those who remain.
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Two Ingredients for Common-Sense Immigration Reform
The key to true immigration reform is a streamlined immigration process that allows immigrants and employers to freely interact in the marketplace, while incentivizing assimilation and social harmony among new arrivals to the United States.