Defending Freedom, Fighting Collectivism
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Internal Combustion Engines: The Great Economic Equalizer
Internal combustion engines empowered millions to participate in the modern economy. Restrictions on their use hit the poor hardest.
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The Lesson of The Lorax Isn’t What You Think
Property rights are an excellent way to ensure wise stewardship of natural resources.
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You Can’t Plan the Next Play-Doh: Unexpected Discovery Drives Tomorrow’s Jobs
A failed wallpaper cleaner became a global toy — and a case study in job creation. Consumer tastes, not policy prescriptions, continually reinvent our economy.
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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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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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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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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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Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz Ditches Seattle After Wealth Tax Vote
Entrepreneurs are exiting high-tax states and taking corporate revenue with them. Why spend years lobbying when you can spend an afternoon on Zillow?
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China’s AI Paradox: Can Innovation Thrive in a Captive Mind?
Can a state that suppresses intellectual freedom tolerate the open inquiry that AI innovation ultimately requires?
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America’s Debt Is a National Security Risk
Years of structural deficits have eroded the fiscal capacity needed to confront geopolitical threats. Overspending threatens our security.
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Internal Combustion Engines: The Great Economic Equalizer
Internal combustion engines empowered millions to participate in the modern economy. Restrictions on their use hit the poor hardest.
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•
The Lesson of The Lorax Isn’t What You Think
Property rights are an excellent way to ensure wise stewardship of natural resources.
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You Can’t Plan the Next Play-Doh: Unexpected Discovery Drives Tomorrow’s Jobs
A failed wallpaper cleaner became a global toy — and a case study in job creation. Consumer tastes, not policy prescriptions, continually reinvent our economy.
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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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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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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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•
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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Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz Ditches Seattle After Wealth Tax Vote
Entrepreneurs are exiting high-tax states and taking corporate revenue with them. Why spend years lobbying when you can spend an afternoon on Zillow?
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•
China’s AI Paradox: Can Innovation Thrive in a Captive Mind?
Can a state that suppresses intellectual freedom tolerate the open inquiry that AI innovation ultimately requires?
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America’s Debt Is a National Security Risk
Years of structural deficits have eroded the fiscal capacity needed to confront geopolitical threats. Overspending threatens our security.