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When Congress Waged War on Cheap Groceries
Long before Amazon and Walmart, politicians targeted A&P for lowering prices with scale and efficiency. The resulting law protected competitors at the expense of grocery buyers.
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Too Connected to Fail: Washington’s New Tech Oligarchy
From Intel to Dell, federal policy has helped create a tightly interdependent system where government power and private firms reinforce one another through subsidies, contracts, and political access.
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The Feudal Economics of Modern Healthcare: How Regulation Turned Medicine into a Fiefdom
Government-created healthcare monopolies are forcing physicians into a kind of serfdom, gobbling up private practices to extract doctors’ labor.
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The Big Apple’s Rotten Budget Move: Raiding Pensions for Short-Term Spending
Delaying pension contributions may ease immediate pressure on New York City’s budget, but the shell game reveals deeper weaknesses in the city’s finances.
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Cyberattack Exposes Risks of Policy-Driven Healthcare Concentration
When one provider goes offline, others should step in. Mississippi’s experience shows how certificate-of-need laws prevent that — and why reform matters for public health.
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Certificate of Need Laws: How Government Permission Slips Restrict Care and Raise Costs
CON laws give regulators — and incumbent providers — the power to block new competition, at the expense of access and affordability.
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Mega-Events, Minimal Returns: The High Cost of Hosting Global Spectacles
Olympics and World Cups are sold as drivers of jobs and tourism, but data show they often produce financial losses and crowd out better investments.
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The Real Lesson of the TSA Walkout
When failure carries no penalty, dysfunction becomes self-perpetuating. Bureaucratic incentives turn your frustrations into TSA’s leverage.
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India’s Aviation Meltdown Reveals Hazards of Command-and-Control
Concentrated markets and micromanaging regulators can turn a policy change into systemic failure. Rules matter, but the cost is resilience.
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The Public School Shell Game Makes Phantom Daycares Look Tiny
Adults siphon off taxpayer money earmarked for kids, and no one is held accountable. Teachers’ unions share the same dysfunctional incentives as headline-grabbing fraudsters in Minnesota.
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When Congress Waged War on Cheap Groceries
Long before Amazon and Walmart, politicians targeted A&P for lowering prices with scale and efficiency. The resulting law protected competitors at the expense of grocery buyers.
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•
Too Connected to Fail: Washington’s New Tech Oligarchy
From Intel to Dell, federal policy has helped create a tightly interdependent system where government power and private firms reinforce one another through subsidies, contracts, and political access.
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•
The Feudal Economics of Modern Healthcare: How Regulation Turned Medicine into a Fiefdom
Government-created healthcare monopolies are forcing physicians into a kind of serfdom, gobbling up private practices to extract doctors’ labor.
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The Big Apple’s Rotten Budget Move: Raiding Pensions for Short-Term Spending
Delaying pension contributions may ease immediate pressure on New York City’s budget, but the shell game reveals deeper weaknesses in the city’s finances.
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•
Cyberattack Exposes Risks of Policy-Driven Healthcare Concentration
When one provider goes offline, others should step in. Mississippi’s experience shows how certificate-of-need laws prevent that — and why reform matters for public health.
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Certificate of Need Laws: How Government Permission Slips Restrict Care and Raise Costs
CON laws give regulators — and incumbent providers — the power to block new competition, at the expense of access and affordability.
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•
Mega-Events, Minimal Returns: The High Cost of Hosting Global Spectacles
Olympics and World Cups are sold as drivers of jobs and tourism, but data show they often produce financial losses and crowd out better investments.
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•
The Real Lesson of the TSA Walkout
When failure carries no penalty, dysfunction becomes self-perpetuating. Bureaucratic incentives turn your frustrations into TSA’s leverage.
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•
India’s Aviation Meltdown Reveals Hazards of Command-and-Control
Concentrated markets and micromanaging regulators can turn a policy change into systemic failure. Rules matter, but the cost is resilience.
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•
The Public School Shell Game Makes Phantom Daycares Look Tiny
Adults siphon off taxpayer money earmarked for kids, and no one is held accountable. Teachers’ unions share the same dysfunctional incentives as headline-grabbing fraudsters in Minnesota.