Policy
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Tariffs, AI, and the Golden Age of Executive Power
Centralizing policy through executive action and governance “emergencies” is eroding the republic’s foundations.
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Medicaid’s Structure Actually Invites Waste and Fraud
Medicaid’s size and complexity create endless opportunities for gaming the rules. Incentives are skewed and accountability is weak, and the taxpayer always foots the bill.
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Scott’s Tots, Trump Accounts, and What Washington Can Learn from ‘The Office’
If Social Security is any guide, Americans should treat long-term federal promises like “Scott’s Tots”: big applause today, awkward reckoning tomorrow.
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Obesity Economics: How Subsidies Distort the American Diet
Federal subsidies drive food production, consumption, and — unintentionally — chronic disease. Now we’re being asked to subsidize weight loss drugs to fight what farm policy broke.
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The Nationalization of AI Threatens Innovation and the American Mind
Artificial intelligence will not destroy us. But fear-driven regulation might.
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The UK Becomes a Case Study in How Not to Fix a Floundering Economy
Britain’s budget “fixes” reveal how fast a nation can worsen its finances by treating a supply-side problem as a demand-side one.
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Keeping the Towers Open When Government Closes
The skies stay safe when operations are insulated from political chaos. The shutdown served as a warning: the US air traffic control system is too important to be turned off by legislative impasse.
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The Return of Quantitative Easing
After several years of quantitative tightening, the Fed is restarting QE amid persistent market and policy pressures.
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Burned by Bureaucracy: Why Other Countries Have Better Sunscreen
Europe and Asia use superior formulas, but the FDA hasn’t approved a new UV filter since the 1990s, exposing Americans to preventable cancer. Now, tariffs are pushing up prices on the few foreign options available.
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What the 50-Year Mortgage Debate Reveals About US Housing Constraints
Ultimately, the debate over 50-year mortgages is less about exotic loan structures and more about the deeper structural limits of America’s housing system.
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Tariffs, AI, and the Golden Age of Executive Power
Centralizing policy through executive action and governance “emergencies” is eroding the republic’s foundations.
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•
Medicaid’s Structure Actually Invites Waste and Fraud
Medicaid’s size and complexity create endless opportunities for gaming the rules. Incentives are skewed and accountability is weak, and the taxpayer always foots the bill.
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Scott’s Tots, Trump Accounts, and What Washington Can Learn from ‘The Office’
If Social Security is any guide, Americans should treat long-term federal promises like “Scott’s Tots”: big applause today, awkward reckoning tomorrow.
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Obesity Economics: How Subsidies Distort the American Diet
Federal subsidies drive food production, consumption, and — unintentionally — chronic disease. Now we’re being asked to subsidize weight loss drugs to fight what farm policy broke.
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The Nationalization of AI Threatens Innovation and the American Mind
Artificial intelligence will not destroy us. But fear-driven regulation might.
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The UK Becomes a Case Study in How Not to Fix a Floundering Economy
Britain’s budget “fixes” reveal how fast a nation can worsen its finances by treating a supply-side problem as a demand-side one.
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•
Keeping the Towers Open When Government Closes
The skies stay safe when operations are insulated from political chaos. The shutdown served as a warning: the US air traffic control system is too important to be turned off by legislative impasse.
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•
The Return of Quantitative Easing
After several years of quantitative tightening, the Fed is restarting QE amid persistent market and policy pressures.
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•
Burned by Bureaucracy: Why Other Countries Have Better Sunscreen
Europe and Asia use superior formulas, but the FDA hasn’t approved a new UV filter since the 1990s, exposing Americans to preventable cancer. Now, tariffs are pushing up prices on the few foreign options available.
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What the 50-Year Mortgage Debate Reveals About US Housing Constraints
Ultimately, the debate over 50-year mortgages is less about exotic loan structures and more about the deeper structural limits of America’s housing system.