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New Study: California’s $20 Minimum Wage Killed 18,000 Restaurant Jobs
Wage floors destroy opportunities, harming the poor most of all. Californians just got a hard lesson in basic economics.
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Ontario’s Proposed Special Economic Zones Underscore Regulatory Harm Everywhere Else
Relaxing regulations in just a few places is a kind of favoritism. Why not extend the benefits to the whole province?
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No, We Weren’t Ripped Off: Debunking the Myth of Trade Victimhood
The emotional narrative of trade partners “laughing at us” is economically irrational, and acting on it only impoverishes us.
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Buy Now, Pay Later Is Just Credit, Not a Crisis
Installment plans work like credit cards, with a longer repayment period. Most consumers are choosing flexibility, not taking on new debt.
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Why Do Women’s Razors Cost More? Putting the “Pink Tax” in Perspective
Women don’t seem to shy away from more-expensive products, or substitute products marketed to men. Why would they choose to pay more?
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Trump’s ‘Art of the Deal’ Politics Undermine America’s Future
As an erratic ‘first mover,’ Trump’s negotiation style destabilizes the nation. Game theory and public choice explain the global stakes of his individual recklessness.
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1984’s New Introduction Is a Missed Opportunity
Orwell’s masterpiece could help us grapple with our recent lurch towards authoritarianism. But only if we want it to.
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The Trolley Problem of Taxation: Should DOGE Savings Go to Taxpayers?
The unfortunate reality is that someone must pay for the profligacy of decades of spendthrift politicians in Washington, DC. But the question of who must pay is an important one.
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Milei’s First Year: Liberty, Less Regulation, Low Inflation
One year into his presidency, Javier Milei has outperformed any reasonable expectations, except perhaps his own.
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The Legacy of Bidenomics: Overspending, Overtaxing, Overregulating
Now we’ve got fewer jobs, less investment, and sky-high compliance costs. If only somebody could’ve explained it to him.
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New Study: California’s $20 Minimum Wage Killed 18,000 Restaurant Jobs
Wage floors destroy opportunities, harming the poor most of all. Californians just got a hard lesson in basic economics.
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•
Ontario’s Proposed Special Economic Zones Underscore Regulatory Harm Everywhere Else
Relaxing regulations in just a few places is a kind of favoritism. Why not extend the benefits to the whole province?
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•
No, We Weren’t Ripped Off: Debunking the Myth of Trade Victimhood
The emotional narrative of trade partners “laughing at us” is economically irrational, and acting on it only impoverishes us.
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•
Buy Now, Pay Later Is Just Credit, Not a Crisis
Installment plans work like credit cards, with a longer repayment period. Most consumers are choosing flexibility, not taking on new debt.
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•
Why Do Women’s Razors Cost More? Putting the “Pink Tax” in Perspective
Women don’t seem to shy away from more-expensive products, or substitute products marketed to men. Why would they choose to pay more?
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•
Trump’s ‘Art of the Deal’ Politics Undermine America’s Future
As an erratic ‘first mover,’ Trump’s negotiation style destabilizes the nation. Game theory and public choice explain the global stakes of his individual recklessness.
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•
1984’s New Introduction Is a Missed Opportunity
Orwell’s masterpiece could help us grapple with our recent lurch towards authoritarianism. But only if we want it to.
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•
The Trolley Problem of Taxation: Should DOGE Savings Go to Taxpayers?
The unfortunate reality is that someone must pay for the profligacy of decades of spendthrift politicians in Washington, DC. But the question of who must pay is an important one.
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•
Milei’s First Year: Liberty, Less Regulation, Low Inflation
One year into his presidency, Javier Milei has outperformed any reasonable expectations, except perhaps his own.
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•
The Legacy of Bidenomics: Overspending, Overtaxing, Overregulating
Now we’ve got fewer jobs, less investment, and sky-high compliance costs. If only somebody could’ve explained it to him.