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Tariffs Rest on Distrust of Citizens
Protectionism assumes Americans are foolish, squandering opportunities and mismanaging their finances. Free trade reflects confidence in our ability to adapt, compete, and prosper.
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I Was a Victim of Cancel Culture. Don’t Perpetuate It.
Attacking people for their bad ideas doesn’t make us safer. Silencing speech violates first principles — even if “they started it.”
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Mission Creep: The Fed’s Foray Into State and Local Debt
The Fed’s scheme to offer credit to states and municipalities was fiscal policy in disguise, turning local mismanagement into a national problem.
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Is Abandoning Quarterly Earnings Report Requirements a Good Idea?
All reporting is a trade-off between transparency and accountability on the one hand, and managerial flexibility and cost savings on the other.
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The Big Chill: Mamdani’s Rent-Freeze Fantasy
Reduced rents for some tenants aren’t worth reducing the supply and quality of housing for everyone else in the city.
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The Case for Privately Funding the Arts Just Got Stronger
Art is highly subjective. Why shouldn’t individuals fund the work they feel is important and valuable, voluntarily?
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Dodger Stadium’s Dark Secret and the Human Cost of Urban Renewal
Urban renewal was not a failure of execution — it was a failure of principle. Just ask Aurora Vargas.
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Zucman’s Wealth Tax Can’t Save France From Itself
“Reality will remain relentless,” Bayrou warned after his ouster. Taxing billionaires won’t come close to covering France’s deficit.
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Is This Even Capitalism Anymore?
Both right and left are lurching toward authoritarianism, including the kind of state-controlled economy America once opposed.
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Inflation Still Over Target in August
Inflation has exceeded the Fed’s two-percent target for 54 consecutive months, with prices up 25 percent since March 2020.
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Tariffs Rest on Distrust of Citizens
Protectionism assumes Americans are foolish, squandering opportunities and mismanaging their finances. Free trade reflects confidence in our ability to adapt, compete, and prosper.
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•
I Was a Victim of Cancel Culture. Don’t Perpetuate It.
Attacking people for their bad ideas doesn’t make us safer. Silencing speech violates first principles — even if “they started it.”
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•
Mission Creep: The Fed’s Foray Into State and Local Debt
The Fed’s scheme to offer credit to states and municipalities was fiscal policy in disguise, turning local mismanagement into a national problem.
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•
Is Abandoning Quarterly Earnings Report Requirements a Good Idea?
All reporting is a trade-off between transparency and accountability on the one hand, and managerial flexibility and cost savings on the other.
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The Big Chill: Mamdani’s Rent-Freeze Fantasy
Reduced rents for some tenants aren’t worth reducing the supply and quality of housing for everyone else in the city.
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The Case for Privately Funding the Arts Just Got Stronger
Art is highly subjective. Why shouldn’t individuals fund the work they feel is important and valuable, voluntarily?
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Dodger Stadium’s Dark Secret and the Human Cost of Urban Renewal
Urban renewal was not a failure of execution — it was a failure of principle. Just ask Aurora Vargas.
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Zucman’s Wealth Tax Can’t Save France From Itself
“Reality will remain relentless,” Bayrou warned after his ouster. Taxing billionaires won’t come close to covering France’s deficit.
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Is This Even Capitalism Anymore?
Both right and left are lurching toward authoritarianism, including the kind of state-controlled economy America once opposed.
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•
Inflation Still Over Target in August
Inflation has exceeded the Fed’s two-percent target for 54 consecutive months, with prices up 25 percent since March 2020.