Fiscal Policy
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Will Adam Smith’s ‘Impartial Spectator’ Soften Trump’s Hardest Foreign-Policy Edges?
Self-interest can often steer us toward the moral and praiseworthy. Will our leaders heed that higher call?
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Business Conditions Monthly November 2025
Shelter costs led price increases, but goods price acceleration leveled off. We’ve reached a new, distinctly elevated “normal.”
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How Long Could That $1.8 Billion Powerball Jackpot Fund the Government?
The US government would need to win Powerball more than 1,000 times just to cover this year’s deficit.
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The Social Security Reform Bill Clinton Almost Brought to America
Clinton’s plan, inspired by Chile’s pension reform, marked the first time a sitting US president publicly called for personal retirement accounts.
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Why ‘Eating the Rich’ Undermines Everyone’s Prosperity
Wealth accumulates where people create value, meaning great fortunes reflect service, not selfishness. That’s why taxing fortunes undermines prosperity.
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Inflation Declined in July
The Federal Reserve’s restrictive stance continues to put downward pressure on inflation.
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Why Enemies of Liberty Hate Economics
By far the most effective growth policy is “leave people alone.” And busybodies — left and right — don’t want to hear that.
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From Tea Party Patriotism to Economic Nationalism: How the Right Gave Up on Small Government
The Republican Party once preached a creed of limited government and balanced budgets. With state control, tariffs, and deficits all rising, that ethical restraint appears to be long gone.
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Tariffs Tanked GDP, Not Imports
Spending on imports is not included in GDP. But the impact of tariffs, which reduce imports, can be seen clearly in new GDP data.
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Render Unto Caesar? Even the Pope Faces Confusion Complying with US Taxes
The ultra-complex US Tax Code creates opportunity for fraud and manipulation, while suppressing our economic potential… and stressing us out.
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Will Adam Smith’s ‘Impartial Spectator’ Soften Trump’s Hardest Foreign-Policy Edges?
Self-interest can often steer us toward the moral and praiseworthy. Will our leaders heed that higher call?
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•
Business Conditions Monthly November 2025
Shelter costs led price increases, but goods price acceleration leveled off. We’ve reached a new, distinctly elevated “normal.”
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•
How Long Could That $1.8 Billion Powerball Jackpot Fund the Government?
The US government would need to win Powerball more than 1,000 times just to cover this year’s deficit.
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•
The Social Security Reform Bill Clinton Almost Brought to America
Clinton’s plan, inspired by Chile’s pension reform, marked the first time a sitting US president publicly called for personal retirement accounts.
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•
Why ‘Eating the Rich’ Undermines Everyone’s Prosperity
Wealth accumulates where people create value, meaning great fortunes reflect service, not selfishness. That’s why taxing fortunes undermines prosperity.
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•
Inflation Declined in July
The Federal Reserve’s restrictive stance continues to put downward pressure on inflation.
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•
Why Enemies of Liberty Hate Economics
By far the most effective growth policy is “leave people alone.” And busybodies — left and right — don’t want to hear that.
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•
From Tea Party Patriotism to Economic Nationalism: How the Right Gave Up on Small Government
The Republican Party once preached a creed of limited government and balanced budgets. With state control, tariffs, and deficits all rising, that ethical restraint appears to be long gone.
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•
Tariffs Tanked GDP, Not Imports
Spending on imports is not included in GDP. But the impact of tariffs, which reduce imports, can be seen clearly in new GDP data.
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•
Render Unto Caesar? Even the Pope Faces Confusion Complying with US Taxes
The ultra-complex US Tax Code creates opportunity for fraud and manipulation, while suppressing our economic potential… and stressing us out.