History
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I Worked With Ronald Reagan. Here’s What He Really Thought About Tariffs
Ronald Reagan would have abhorred Trump’s tariffs. He believed presidents should rein in the Leviathan, not direct markets.
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To Reach ‘Peak Human,’ Let Freedom Fuel Civilization
Could radical openness save civilization? Johan Norberg’s ‘Peak Human’ offers a humanist vision of progress grounded in freedom and exchange.
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The 2025 Nobel in Economics and the Roots of Enduring Growth
As policymakers around the world grapple with slow productivity growth and rising populism, they would do well to revisit the insights of these laureates.
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The Pandemic That Broke Our Faith in Modeling
David Zweig’s reporting exposes how untested models and assumptions hardened into dogma, with reality a distant afterthought.
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Mao’s Children: How Revolutionary Zeal Is Still Warping Young Minds
From Mao’s China to modern campuses, passions unchecked by reason have destroyed freedom and humanity alike. Leonard Read and David Hume help explain why.
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Psychology, Security, and the Subtle Surrender of Freedom
Tocqueville warned that freedom can erode not by force, but through the quiet surrender of responsibility.
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Miran Follows a Long Tradition of Political Appointees at the Fed
From Eccles to Greenspan to Yellen, history suggests politically seasoned Fed officials are the rule rather than the exception.
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Adam Smith on Duty and ‘the Great Division’ of the Human Spirit
Adam Smith saw that civilization advances or declines based on our sense of duty and our ability to rise above fleeting emotions.
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China’s Elite Are Disillusioned With America—But Can’t Quit It
“Chimerica” is unraveling — but its contradictions remain.
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Markets and Marshals: How the Old West Used Private Enforcement to Deliver Justice
While bounties and private detectives may seem like relics of the past, they offer valuable insights into how markets fill in the gaps when the government fails.
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I Worked With Ronald Reagan. Here’s What He Really Thought About Tariffs
Ronald Reagan would have abhorred Trump’s tariffs. He believed presidents should rein in the Leviathan, not direct markets.
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To Reach ‘Peak Human,’ Let Freedom Fuel Civilization
Could radical openness save civilization? Johan Norberg’s ‘Peak Human’ offers a humanist vision of progress grounded in freedom and exchange.
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The 2025 Nobel in Economics and the Roots of Enduring Growth
As policymakers around the world grapple with slow productivity growth and rising populism, they would do well to revisit the insights of these laureates.
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The Pandemic That Broke Our Faith in Modeling
David Zweig’s reporting exposes how untested models and assumptions hardened into dogma, with reality a distant afterthought.
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Mao’s Children: How Revolutionary Zeal Is Still Warping Young Minds
From Mao’s China to modern campuses, passions unchecked by reason have destroyed freedom and humanity alike. Leonard Read and David Hume help explain why.
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Psychology, Security, and the Subtle Surrender of Freedom
Tocqueville warned that freedom can erode not by force, but through the quiet surrender of responsibility.
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Miran Follows a Long Tradition of Political Appointees at the Fed
From Eccles to Greenspan to Yellen, history suggests politically seasoned Fed officials are the rule rather than the exception.
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Adam Smith on Duty and ‘the Great Division’ of the Human Spirit
Adam Smith saw that civilization advances or declines based on our sense of duty and our ability to rise above fleeting emotions.
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China’s Elite Are Disillusioned With America—But Can’t Quit It
“Chimerica” is unraveling — but its contradictions remain.
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Markets and Marshals: How the Old West Used Private Enforcement to Deliver Justice
While bounties and private detectives may seem like relics of the past, they offer valuable insights into how markets fill in the gaps when the government fails.