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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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Why California Gas Prices Are the Highest in America
California’s gas taxes and regulatory costs alone account for more than $1.30 per gallon — nearly double the national average.
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Social Security is Not a Ponzi Scheme, but in One Way It’s Worse
Unlike unwary investors, future generations can’t willingly opt into — or out of — the Social Security shakedown.
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Trade Negotiations aren’t Chess, Poker, or Go. They’re Bridge.
Chess is zero-sum and strictly competitive. Trade is collaborative; its foundational principles are voluntary exchange and mutual advantage.
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Regime Uncertainty and Market Uncertainty
When political rhetoric or fiscal policies threaten property rights or increase instability, private investors tend to withdraw.
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Plastic’s Quiet Role in Defeating Poverty
If we were to stop using plastic tomorrow, global supply chains would collapse, food wouldn’t reach the people who need it in remote areas, and millions would lose access to life-saving medical supplies.
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Inside US Air Traffic Control: Conflicts of Interest and Absence of Oversight
Why is US flight safety and timeliness falling behind the rest of the world? Only government-guaranteed monopolies can afford to be this incompetent.
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‘Local Control,’ Fake and Real
If a local government rules you can’t build on your land, but doesn’t actually seize it, who should pay for the value they destroyed?
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The Benefits of Expertise — and Its Limitations
Specific knowledge matters, but it thrives when people are allowed to question dominant ideas and to look for better theories.
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Business Conditions Monthly March 2025
With America’s ballooning debt load, a bond market backlash, and a Moody’s downgrade, fiscal space to respond to a downturn is rapidly evaporating.
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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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•
Why California Gas Prices Are the Highest in America
California’s gas taxes and regulatory costs alone account for more than $1.30 per gallon — nearly double the national average.
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•
Social Security is Not a Ponzi Scheme, but in One Way It’s Worse
Unlike unwary investors, future generations can’t willingly opt into — or out of — the Social Security shakedown.
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•
Trade Negotiations aren’t Chess, Poker, or Go. They’re Bridge.
Chess is zero-sum and strictly competitive. Trade is collaborative; its foundational principles are voluntary exchange and mutual advantage.
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•
Regime Uncertainty and Market Uncertainty
When political rhetoric or fiscal policies threaten property rights or increase instability, private investors tend to withdraw.
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•
Plastic’s Quiet Role in Defeating Poverty
If we were to stop using plastic tomorrow, global supply chains would collapse, food wouldn’t reach the people who need it in remote areas, and millions would lose access to life-saving medical supplies.
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•
Inside US Air Traffic Control: Conflicts of Interest and Absence of Oversight
Why is US flight safety and timeliness falling behind the rest of the world? Only government-guaranteed monopolies can afford to be this incompetent.
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•
‘Local Control,’ Fake and Real
If a local government rules you can’t build on your land, but doesn’t actually seize it, who should pay for the value they destroyed?
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•
The Benefits of Expertise — and Its Limitations
Specific knowledge matters, but it thrives when people are allowed to question dominant ideas and to look for better theories.
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•
Business Conditions Monthly March 2025
With America’s ballooning debt load, a bond market backlash, and a Moody’s downgrade, fiscal space to respond to a downturn is rapidly evaporating.