Policy
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Is Silicon Valley Shifting Right, Or Just Toward Power?
The tech industry’s growing dependence on government contracts and its fear of a ‘billionaire’ tax are reshaping political terrain.
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April Fools for America First? Higher Prices and New War
The President returned to office on promises to lower costs at home and restore our reputation abroad. Americans got the opposite.
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Cloud Seeding: A Better Way to Address Water Shortages
Cloud seeding is a cost-effective, free-market alternative to billion-dollar water infrastructure projects. It can provide flexible, locally driven solutions to western water shortages.
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Measuring Poverty Correctly Reveals a Hard Truth About the Welfare State
When taxes and transfers are included, poverty is much rarer than commonly reported. But what actually reduces it?
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Silent Cal’s Loud Lesson on Tax Cuts
A century ago, the federal government ran surpluses under lower tax rates. But that’s impossible with our out-of-control spending.
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Interest Rate Caps Keep Coming Back — Bastiat Explained Why They Fail
Capital loaned out can’t be invested or consumed. Interest compensating the lender is merely “the price of time.”
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Monetary Policy Rules Suggest Fed Should Hold Steady in March
The federal funds rate is already lower than levels recommended by several well-known policy guidelines. Recent uncertainty does not justify further easing.
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The Long Shadow of COVID School Closures
COVID lockdowns transformed education and exposed the limits of centralized policymaking. Six years later, students are still paying the price.
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Anthropic vs. The Pentagon: AI Ethics Collide With Government Power
Can the Pentagon blacklist an American business for refusing to build killbots? The federal government demands tight controls for you, but wants unrestricted power for itself.
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What Do Consumers Know That GDP Aggregates Don’t?
Rising costs, reduced mobility, and policy uncertainty may explain why households feel squeezed even when headline growth is good.
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Is Silicon Valley Shifting Right, Or Just Toward Power?
The tech industry’s growing dependence on government contracts and its fear of a ‘billionaire’ tax are reshaping political terrain.
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•
April Fools for America First? Higher Prices and New War
The President returned to office on promises to lower costs at home and restore our reputation abroad. Americans got the opposite.
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•
Cloud Seeding: A Better Way to Address Water Shortages
Cloud seeding is a cost-effective, free-market alternative to billion-dollar water infrastructure projects. It can provide flexible, locally driven solutions to western water shortages.
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•
Measuring Poverty Correctly Reveals a Hard Truth About the Welfare State
When taxes and transfers are included, poverty is much rarer than commonly reported. But what actually reduces it?
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•
Silent Cal’s Loud Lesson on Tax Cuts
A century ago, the federal government ran surpluses under lower tax rates. But that’s impossible with our out-of-control spending.
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•
Interest Rate Caps Keep Coming Back — Bastiat Explained Why They Fail
Capital loaned out can’t be invested or consumed. Interest compensating the lender is merely “the price of time.”
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•
Monetary Policy Rules Suggest Fed Should Hold Steady in March
The federal funds rate is already lower than levels recommended by several well-known policy guidelines. Recent uncertainty does not justify further easing.
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•
The Long Shadow of COVID School Closures
COVID lockdowns transformed education and exposed the limits of centralized policymaking. Six years later, students are still paying the price.
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•
Anthropic vs. The Pentagon: AI Ethics Collide With Government Power
Can the Pentagon blacklist an American business for refusing to build killbots? The federal government demands tight controls for you, but wants unrestricted power for itself.
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•
What Do Consumers Know That GDP Aggregates Don’t?
Rising costs, reduced mobility, and policy uncertainty may explain why households feel squeezed even when headline growth is good.