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Are OPEC’s Days of Dominance Over? Why the Cartel Is Cracking
Once a dominant force in global energy markets, OPEC is facing growing fragmentation from within and intensifying competition from without.
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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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Roddie Edmonds and the Power of Saying No
Liberty depends on individuals saying no to power, especially when authority demands moral compromise, as one American officer proved behind barbed wire in World War II.
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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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Big Government Is Why Politics Keeps Getting More Extreme
James Buchanan’s Public Choice framework helps explain why political conflict intensifies and rhetoric becomes more divisive as government power grows.
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If Congress Wants a Raise, It Should Do Its Job
A Congress that routinely misses budget deadlines and adds to an unsustainable debt burden should not expect automatic raises with no accountability.
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Sorkin’s ‘1929’: Panic, Politics, and the Search for Villains
Andrew Ross Sorkin delivers a tightly written, highly readable account of the 1929 crash, using strong storytelling and vivid detail to trace the panic and its aftermath.
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The Razor’s Edge of Progress: How King Gillette Built an Abundance Revolution
With a pioneering slice of steel, the inventor demonstrated how know-how can redeem our scarcest resource: time.
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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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Excess Spending Keeps Inflation Above Target in April
Supply shocks alone cannot explain higher prices. Excessive spending is to blame — and policymakers have failed to connect the dots.
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Are OPEC’s Days of Dominance Over? Why the Cartel Is Cracking
Once a dominant force in global energy markets, OPEC is facing growing fragmentation from within and intensifying competition from without.
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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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•
Roddie Edmonds and the Power of Saying No
Liberty depends on individuals saying no to power, especially when authority demands moral compromise, as one American officer proved behind barbed wire in World War II.
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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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•
Big Government Is Why Politics Keeps Getting More Extreme
James Buchanan’s Public Choice framework helps explain why political conflict intensifies and rhetoric becomes more divisive as government power grows.
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•
If Congress Wants a Raise, It Should Do Its Job
A Congress that routinely misses budget deadlines and adds to an unsustainable debt burden should not expect automatic raises with no accountability.
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•
Sorkin’s ‘1929’: Panic, Politics, and the Search for Villains
Andrew Ross Sorkin delivers a tightly written, highly readable account of the 1929 crash, using strong storytelling and vivid detail to trace the panic and its aftermath.
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•
The Razor’s Edge of Progress: How King Gillette Built an Abundance Revolution
With a pioneering slice of steel, the inventor demonstrated how know-how can redeem our scarcest resource: time.
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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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•
Excess Spending Keeps Inflation Above Target in April
Supply shocks alone cannot explain higher prices. Excessive spending is to blame — and policymakers have failed to connect the dots.