Policy
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Are Cryptoassets Securities? A Lawsuit Against the SEC May Decide
Crypto.com is pursuing a declaratory judgment that tokens traded on its exchange were not created by investment contracts, and so are not securities. The outcome remains to be seen.
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The Enormous Costs of Mass Deportation
Mass deportation is a lose-lose: bad for the economy, and no fix for immigration
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Regulating AI Violates the Bourgeois Bargain— and Will Make Us Poorer
Permissionless innovation has made American tech the envy of the world. The bargain between innovators and regulators should be based in facts, not fears.
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Unreal(ized) Gains Tax: an Economic Earthquake In the Making
This revenue grab for what you haven’t (yet) earned chokes off investment and blocks innovation.
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Tariffs Don’t Save Industries — Markets Do
America’s industrial capacity is today at an all-time high — and not because of tariffs.
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The Bipartisan War on Credit Hurts the Poor
Capping fees and interest rates won’t make lenders offer bad loans. But it does limit the options for poor and marginal borrowers to access credit.
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The High Cost of Cheap Rent: Why Rent Control Fails the Market and People
Capped rent provides short-term relief for a select few, but harms the broader housing market and exacerbates the problems it purports to solve.
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Cali Lawmakers Admit the Plastic Bag Ban Backfired, So They’re Doubling Down
Lawmakers’ misguided efforts actually increased plastic waste. But that total failure hasn’t delivered any humility.
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How the Chicago Teachers Union Turned the Public School System Into a Dumpster Fire
All seven members of the Chicago Board of Education resigned in protest following pressure from Mayor Brandon Johnson and his top campaign contributor, the teachers union.
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Trump’s Subsidized IVF Spells Disaster
“Trump’s plan is a disaster from the perspective of cost, incentives, and value neutrality.” ~Vanessa Brown Calder
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Are Cryptoassets Securities? A Lawsuit Against the SEC May Decide
Crypto.com is pursuing a declaratory judgment that tokens traded on its exchange were not created by investment contracts, and so are not securities. The outcome remains to be seen.
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The Enormous Costs of Mass Deportation
Mass deportation is a lose-lose: bad for the economy, and no fix for immigration
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Regulating AI Violates the Bourgeois Bargain— and Will Make Us Poorer
Permissionless innovation has made American tech the envy of the world. The bargain between innovators and regulators should be based in facts, not fears.
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Unreal(ized) Gains Tax: an Economic Earthquake In the Making
This revenue grab for what you haven’t (yet) earned chokes off investment and blocks innovation.
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Tariffs Don’t Save Industries — Markets Do
America’s industrial capacity is today at an all-time high — and not because of tariffs.
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The Bipartisan War on Credit Hurts the Poor
Capping fees and interest rates won’t make lenders offer bad loans. But it does limit the options for poor and marginal borrowers to access credit.
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The High Cost of Cheap Rent: Why Rent Control Fails the Market and People
Capped rent provides short-term relief for a select few, but harms the broader housing market and exacerbates the problems it purports to solve.
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Cali Lawmakers Admit the Plastic Bag Ban Backfired, So They’re Doubling Down
Lawmakers’ misguided efforts actually increased plastic waste. But that total failure hasn’t delivered any humility.
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How the Chicago Teachers Union Turned the Public School System Into a Dumpster Fire
All seven members of the Chicago Board of Education resigned in protest following pressure from Mayor Brandon Johnson and his top campaign contributor, the teachers union.
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Trump’s Subsidized IVF Spells Disaster
“Trump’s plan is a disaster from the perspective of cost, incentives, and value neutrality.” ~Vanessa Brown Calder