Policy
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The Resurgence of Do It Yourself Economics
Many national fiscal policies are steeped in lore and dogma, immune to the reasoned objections of actual economists.
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Republican Antitrust Officials Shouldn’t Behave Like Progressives
Trump’s DOJ and FTC are borrowing talking points from their progressive predecessors… are there any defenders of markets left?
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Want to Fix Medicaid? Look to Milton Friedman
Friedman introduced the idea of using vouchers with respect to education 70 years ago. A voucher program would redirect government power to unleash market competition among healthcare insurers and among healthcare providers.
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Relative Drug Pricing is Bad Medicine
Drug price discrepancies reveal the complications of state intervention: quasi-monopoly, patents held hostage, and years-long wait times.
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What Moody’s US Credit Downgrade Means for You
The US Dollar Index fell following the credit downgrade announcement and continues to decline. But what will this mean for average Americans?
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China’s ‘Vanishing’ Data Can’t Hide Its Economic Slowdown
Beijing has stopped providing many statistics to international agencies. But China’s faltering economy and fractured polity can’t be concealed.
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Could Quitting the United Nations Backfire?
Leaving the UN may satisfy critics, but it would cost the US some of its most powerful tools for shaping international outcomes.
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How Equity Markets Reacted to Trump’s Tariff Announcements: The Data
The US has been by far the biggest loser in tariff negotiations. Indexes have fallen sharply.
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Affirm or Lose Custody? Colorado’s Chilling New Bill
Radical new legislation purports to ‘protect’ kids by silencing parents’ concerns. Who should be allowed to influence kids’ developing identities?
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Dirty Hands vs. Decentralized Producerism: The Populist Logic Behind Trump’s Tariffs
The costs associated with “industry jobs” are high and tangible — and never paid by the elites who want to “bring them back.”
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The Resurgence of Do It Yourself Economics
Many national fiscal policies are steeped in lore and dogma, immune to the reasoned objections of actual economists.
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•
Republican Antitrust Officials Shouldn’t Behave Like Progressives
Trump’s DOJ and FTC are borrowing talking points from their progressive predecessors… are there any defenders of markets left?
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Want to Fix Medicaid? Look to Milton Friedman
Friedman introduced the idea of using vouchers with respect to education 70 years ago. A voucher program would redirect government power to unleash market competition among healthcare insurers and among healthcare providers.
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•
Relative Drug Pricing is Bad Medicine
Drug price discrepancies reveal the complications of state intervention: quasi-monopoly, patents held hostage, and years-long wait times.
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What Moody’s US Credit Downgrade Means for You
The US Dollar Index fell following the credit downgrade announcement and continues to decline. But what will this mean for average Americans?
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•
China’s ‘Vanishing’ Data Can’t Hide Its Economic Slowdown
Beijing has stopped providing many statistics to international agencies. But China’s faltering economy and fractured polity can’t be concealed.
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•
Could Quitting the United Nations Backfire?
Leaving the UN may satisfy critics, but it would cost the US some of its most powerful tools for shaping international outcomes.
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•
How Equity Markets Reacted to Trump’s Tariff Announcements: The Data
The US has been by far the biggest loser in tariff negotiations. Indexes have fallen sharply.
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•
Affirm or Lose Custody? Colorado’s Chilling New Bill
Radical new legislation purports to ‘protect’ kids by silencing parents’ concerns. Who should be allowed to influence kids’ developing identities?
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Dirty Hands vs. Decentralized Producerism: The Populist Logic Behind Trump’s Tariffs
The costs associated with “industry jobs” are high and tangible — and never paid by the elites who want to “bring them back.”