Fiscal Policy
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NIH: The $47-Billion Sacred Cow Is Scared
If we’re seeking breakthroughs and innovation in biomedicine, why are we funding the same bureaucratic institutions?
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Kill Sugar Tariffs (and Corn Subsidies) to Make America Healthy Again
Reducing American’s consumption of high-fructose corn syrup could be as simple as ending the taxes that caused the switch.
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The Civil Service War: Can Trump Succeed Where Other Presidents Failed?
Entrenched bureaucracies are beloved by the media and much of Congress. Will Trump triumph where prior presidents blundered and backtracked?
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The Strategic Crypto Reserve Threatens to Repeat Historical Mistakes
Treasury purchases of silver distorted markets, failed to achieve their inflationary goals, and contributed to economic instability — culminating in the Panic of 1893.
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What DOGE Can Learn from Reagan and Clinton
Previous attempts to reduce waste and improve government efficiency provide instructive warnings.
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DOGE’s Waste Hunt Can’t Fix Social Security — But It’s Fixable
Uncovering waste and fraud is important, but it won’t close the Social Security budget gap. Simple reforms could go much further.
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DAFT Decisions: Why Deficits Are Future Taxes
The US debt has doubled in a generation, and the Tea Party’s warnings went unheeded. We’re locked into a deficit spiral with no political will to change it.
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Federal Dependency is a Ticking Time Bomb for State Budgets
Congress funds a big chunk of state spending. But the more states rely on Washington, the less control they have over their own policies.
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Cuts to Indirect Federal Grants Could Change Research for the Better
The DOGE-inspired move to cut NIH indirect expense funding has the PhD class crying foul, but its benefits for public research could be big.
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DOGE Can Cut Spending, But Real Reform Must Curb Government’s Scope
Government spending totals a quarter of all economic activity. Balancing the budget will take more than rooting out waste.
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NIH: The $47-Billion Sacred Cow Is Scared
If we’re seeking breakthroughs and innovation in biomedicine, why are we funding the same bureaucratic institutions?
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Kill Sugar Tariffs (and Corn Subsidies) to Make America Healthy Again
Reducing American’s consumption of high-fructose corn syrup could be as simple as ending the taxes that caused the switch.
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The Civil Service War: Can Trump Succeed Where Other Presidents Failed?
Entrenched bureaucracies are beloved by the media and much of Congress. Will Trump triumph where prior presidents blundered and backtracked?
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The Strategic Crypto Reserve Threatens to Repeat Historical Mistakes
Treasury purchases of silver distorted markets, failed to achieve their inflationary goals, and contributed to economic instability — culminating in the Panic of 1893.
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What DOGE Can Learn from Reagan and Clinton
Previous attempts to reduce waste and improve government efficiency provide instructive warnings.
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DOGE’s Waste Hunt Can’t Fix Social Security — But It’s Fixable
Uncovering waste and fraud is important, but it won’t close the Social Security budget gap. Simple reforms could go much further.
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DAFT Decisions: Why Deficits Are Future Taxes
The US debt has doubled in a generation, and the Tea Party’s warnings went unheeded. We’re locked into a deficit spiral with no political will to change it.
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Federal Dependency is a Ticking Time Bomb for State Budgets
Congress funds a big chunk of state spending. But the more states rely on Washington, the less control they have over their own policies.
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Cuts to Indirect Federal Grants Could Change Research for the Better
The DOGE-inspired move to cut NIH indirect expense funding has the PhD class crying foul, but its benefits for public research could be big.
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DOGE Can Cut Spending, But Real Reform Must Curb Government’s Scope
Government spending totals a quarter of all economic activity. Balancing the budget will take more than rooting out waste.