Policy
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Can Trump’s Maritime Plan Save America’s Struggling Shipyards?
America’s shipbuilding troubles did not begin with foreign rivals — and they will not be solved by taxing them.
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Chicago’s Hotel Tax Gamble: Raising Prices to Attract Tourists
By hiking its hotel tax to 19 percent, Chicago is funding marketing meant to draw visitors — but higher costs are likely to deter the very tourists it hopes to attract.
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Cloud Seeding: A Better Way to Address Water Shortages
Cloud seeding is a cost-effective, free-market alternative to billion-dollar water infrastructure projects. It can provide flexible, locally driven solutions to western water shortages.
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The EU’s Digital Markets Act Failed. Why Are US Politicians Copying It?
State and federal lawmakers are considering rules that mirror Europe’s flawed approach, threatening innovation, consumer choice, and America’s tech leadership.
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California’s Water Crisis Isn’t a Drought—It’s Bad Policy
Decades of subsidies, mispricing, and politically protected water allocations have left households paying the highest costs while agriculture wastes the most.
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What 122 Universal Basic Income Experiments Actually Show
After more than 100 pilots, the evidence shows that universal basic income does little to boost employment and risks unintended economic costs.
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Congress Knows It Has a Spending Problem, But Won’t Fix It
Fiscal discipline is politically costly, but inaction will be disastrous. How can we restore sanity to federal budgeting?
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Warsh: The Fed Helped Create Fiscal Dominance
Federal Reserve chair nominee Kevin Warsh argues the Fed has drifted far beyond its mandate, becoming a “general-purpose agency of government.”
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Entrepreneurs Take on the Funeral Monopoly: When Selling a Box Becomes a Crime
Oklahoma’s protectionist casket laws block competition and inflate costs. But some entrepreneurs are fighting back, taking their case to court to defend economic freedom.
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Nuclear Power Needs Realism, Freedom
Decades of subsidies, regulation, and unmet promises have left nuclear power costly and uncompetitive.
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Can Trump’s Maritime Plan Save America’s Struggling Shipyards?
America’s shipbuilding troubles did not begin with foreign rivals — and they will not be solved by taxing them.
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Chicago’s Hotel Tax Gamble: Raising Prices to Attract Tourists
By hiking its hotel tax to 19 percent, Chicago is funding marketing meant to draw visitors — but higher costs are likely to deter the very tourists it hopes to attract.
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Cloud Seeding: A Better Way to Address Water Shortages
Cloud seeding is a cost-effective, free-market alternative to billion-dollar water infrastructure projects. It can provide flexible, locally driven solutions to western water shortages.
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The EU’s Digital Markets Act Failed. Why Are US Politicians Copying It?
State and federal lawmakers are considering rules that mirror Europe’s flawed approach, threatening innovation, consumer choice, and America’s tech leadership.
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•
California’s Water Crisis Isn’t a Drought—It’s Bad Policy
Decades of subsidies, mispricing, and politically protected water allocations have left households paying the highest costs while agriculture wastes the most.
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What 122 Universal Basic Income Experiments Actually Show
After more than 100 pilots, the evidence shows that universal basic income does little to boost employment and risks unintended economic costs.
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Congress Knows It Has a Spending Problem, But Won’t Fix It
Fiscal discipline is politically costly, but inaction will be disastrous. How can we restore sanity to federal budgeting?
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Warsh: The Fed Helped Create Fiscal Dominance
Federal Reserve chair nominee Kevin Warsh argues the Fed has drifted far beyond its mandate, becoming a “general-purpose agency of government.”
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Entrepreneurs Take on the Funeral Monopoly: When Selling a Box Becomes a Crime
Oklahoma’s protectionist casket laws block competition and inflate costs. But some entrepreneurs are fighting back, taking their case to court to defend economic freedom.
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Nuclear Power Needs Realism, Freedom
Decades of subsidies, regulation, and unmet promises have left nuclear power costly and uncompetitive.