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Hamilton’s Economic Vision Had One Crucial Blind Spot
Hamilton recognized the importance of manufacturing but overlooked the market processes that create lasting prosperity.
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Revolutions Worlds Apart: Why America Chose Liberty and France Chose Terror
Both the American and French Revolutions promised “power to the people.” One delivered it; the other descended into bloodshed and chaos. Why?
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Teachers’ Unions Are Losing One of Their Government Perks
Should taxpayers be required to subsidize unions’ lobbying for more taxpayer subsidies? Three states say “no, spend our money on students.”
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What a BBQ Feud Teaches Us About Freedom
An offset smoker or a pellet grill? Markets allow people with different preferences to choose for themselves, not fight political battles over a single “right” answer.
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A Republic That Cannot Budget
In ‘Fiscal Democracy in America,’ Kurt Couchman contends that Congress’s broken budget process requires constitutional and procedural reform to reestablish accountability and control over federal spending.
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Bastiat Was Right: Tariffs Make The World Poorer
Protectionism promises stronger industries. History shows it delivers higher prices, fewer jobs, and weaker growth.
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Trump v. Cook Carve-Out Leaves the Fed Above the Law
The Roberts Court restored presidential authority over executive agencies while shielding the Federal Reserve from the same rule.
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Trump v. Cook Won’t Settle the Fed’s Independence Problem
Political pressure has made it harder to distinguish sound monetary policy from strategic posturing. Congress, not SCOTUS, is empowered to change that.
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Thomas Paine’s Challenge to a Complacent America
Paine warned that complacency endangers liberty, and that only when freedom is threatened do people discover whether they are willing to defend it.
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Markets Bet on Warsh to Fight Inflation. Will the Fed Deliver?
Traders expect the Fed’s new chair to respond to accelerating inflation with higher rates. Credibility requires policy match the tough talk.
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Hamilton’s Economic Vision Had One Crucial Blind Spot
Hamilton recognized the importance of manufacturing but overlooked the market processes that create lasting prosperity.
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Revolutions Worlds Apart: Why America Chose Liberty and France Chose Terror
Both the American and French Revolutions promised “power to the people.” One delivered it; the other descended into bloodshed and chaos. Why?
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Teachers’ Unions Are Losing One of Their Government Perks
Should taxpayers be required to subsidize unions’ lobbying for more taxpayer subsidies? Three states say “no, spend our money on students.”
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What a BBQ Feud Teaches Us About Freedom
An offset smoker or a pellet grill? Markets allow people with different preferences to choose for themselves, not fight political battles over a single “right” answer.
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•
A Republic That Cannot Budget
In ‘Fiscal Democracy in America,’ Kurt Couchman contends that Congress’s broken budget process requires constitutional and procedural reform to reestablish accountability and control over federal spending.
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•
Bastiat Was Right: Tariffs Make The World Poorer
Protectionism promises stronger industries. History shows it delivers higher prices, fewer jobs, and weaker growth.
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•
Trump v. Cook Carve-Out Leaves the Fed Above the Law
The Roberts Court restored presidential authority over executive agencies while shielding the Federal Reserve from the same rule.
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•
Trump v. Cook Won’t Settle the Fed’s Independence Problem
Political pressure has made it harder to distinguish sound monetary policy from strategic posturing. Congress, not SCOTUS, is empowered to change that.
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•
Thomas Paine’s Challenge to a Complacent America
Paine warned that complacency endangers liberty, and that only when freedom is threatened do people discover whether they are willing to defend it.
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Markets Bet on Warsh to Fight Inflation. Will the Fed Deliver?
Traders expect the Fed’s new chair to respond to accelerating inflation with higher rates. Credibility requires policy match the tough talk.