Incentives
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Green Growth: Data Show Freeing Economies Doesn’t Harm the Environment
Economic liberalization has often been assumed to have environmental tradeoffs. But decades of data show the incentives of prosperity and preservation are aligned.
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May’s Inflation Is More Than an Energy Story
Core inflation remained relatively subdued, but headline shocks, strong demand, and a tight labor market complicate the outlook for monetary policy.
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The Myth of a Permanently Poor Underclass
The bottom income quintile is not a static social class but a temporary snapshot of lives in motion. Most Americans do not remain poor for life, and removing policy barriers can help more people move up.
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The Land of Fire and the Cost of Green Scarcity
Azerbaijan’s energy-dependent economy and California’s costly climate mandates reveal a common lesson: environmental policy works when it is local, adaptable, and intellectually humble.
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How the National Flood Insurance Program Raises Housing Costs
Reforming flood insurance will not solve the housing crisis, but it is one lever policymakers should examine.
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Decades of Bad Energy Policy Left Oil Markets Vulnerable to Iran Shock
Current energy prices reflect the delayed costs of regulatory priorities that misallocated investment and undermined energy resilience.
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Jerome Powell’s Mixed Legacy: Successes and Shortcomings at the Fed
Tributes say he engineered a soft landing, but critics note delayed responses to inflation and a troubling expansion of the Fed’s political footprint.
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How Not to Measure AI Productivity
Organizations often mistake measurable activity for meaningful achievement. AI productivity metrics confuse computation costs with added value.
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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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Data Center Panic Gets Electricity Prices Wrong
Evidence shows the real culprit behind rising electricity prices isn’t AI infrastructure — it’s state energy policy.
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Green Growth: Data Show Freeing Economies Doesn’t Harm the Environment
Economic liberalization has often been assumed to have environmental tradeoffs. But decades of data show the incentives of prosperity and preservation are aligned.
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•
May’s Inflation Is More Than an Energy Story
Core inflation remained relatively subdued, but headline shocks, strong demand, and a tight labor market complicate the outlook for monetary policy.
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•
The Myth of a Permanently Poor Underclass
The bottom income quintile is not a static social class but a temporary snapshot of lives in motion. Most Americans do not remain poor for life, and removing policy barriers can help more people move up.
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•
The Land of Fire and the Cost of Green Scarcity
Azerbaijan’s energy-dependent economy and California’s costly climate mandates reveal a common lesson: environmental policy works when it is local, adaptable, and intellectually humble.
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How the National Flood Insurance Program Raises Housing Costs
Reforming flood insurance will not solve the housing crisis, but it is one lever policymakers should examine.
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•
Decades of Bad Energy Policy Left Oil Markets Vulnerable to Iran Shock
Current energy prices reflect the delayed costs of regulatory priorities that misallocated investment and undermined energy resilience.
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•
Jerome Powell’s Mixed Legacy: Successes and Shortcomings at the Fed
Tributes say he engineered a soft landing, but critics note delayed responses to inflation and a troubling expansion of the Fed’s political footprint.
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•
How Not to Measure AI Productivity
Organizations often mistake measurable activity for meaningful achievement. AI productivity metrics confuse computation costs with added value.
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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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Data Center Panic Gets Electricity Prices Wrong
Evidence shows the real culprit behind rising electricity prices isn’t AI infrastructure — it’s state energy policy.