Policy
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The Case for Privately Funding the Arts Just Got Stronger
Art is highly subjective. Why shouldn’t individuals fund the work they feel is important and valuable, voluntarily?
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Dodger Stadium’s Dark Secret and the Human Cost of Urban Renewal
Urban renewal was not a failure of execution — it was a failure of principle. Just ask Aurora Vargas.
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The Big Government War on Airline Competition
What the airline industry needs isn’t more activist meddling — just the freedom to compete through mergers, partnerships, and innovation.
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Tariffs Are Missing the Real Enemy: Yesterday’s Products
If protectionist logic is correct, the past is guilty of unfair competition that harms workers in factories making automobiles, batteries, lightbulbs, and other goods that are increasingly imported from the past.
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The Social Security Reform Bill Clinton Almost Brought to America
Clinton’s plan, inspired by Chile’s pension reform, marked the first time a sitting US president publicly called for personal retirement accounts.
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The Fed’s Mission Creep Under Jerome Powell
Former Fed officials are right to worry about the central bank’s independence. But they should not be surprised. Under Powell’s leadership, the Fed has drifted into the political arena.
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One Big, Beautiful Tradeoff for the Fed
Raising the debt ceiling takes the Fed out of the reserve volatility frying pan—but may land it in the debt-monetization fire.
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Texas Trounces California in Energy Production—But the Policy Gap Is Closing
Texas’s energy sector outproduces California’s, delivering lower prices and greater reliability. But government meddling threatens to undo many of these benefits.
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‘Emergency’ Tariffs (Mostly) Struck Down
A Federal Circuit Court affirmed the Court of International Trade’s ruling: the President has no authority to extend “trade emergencies.”
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Why Americans Should Fear Washington in Intel’s Boardroom
Turning Intel into a government partner undermines competition and national prosperity.
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The Case for Privately Funding the Arts Just Got Stronger
Art is highly subjective. Why shouldn’t individuals fund the work they feel is important and valuable, voluntarily?
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Dodger Stadium’s Dark Secret and the Human Cost of Urban Renewal
Urban renewal was not a failure of execution — it was a failure of principle. Just ask Aurora Vargas.
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The Big Government War on Airline Competition
What the airline industry needs isn’t more activist meddling — just the freedom to compete through mergers, partnerships, and innovation.
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Tariffs Are Missing the Real Enemy: Yesterday’s Products
If protectionist logic is correct, the past is guilty of unfair competition that harms workers in factories making automobiles, batteries, lightbulbs, and other goods that are increasingly imported from the past.
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The Social Security Reform Bill Clinton Almost Brought to America
Clinton’s plan, inspired by Chile’s pension reform, marked the first time a sitting US president publicly called for personal retirement accounts.
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The Fed’s Mission Creep Under Jerome Powell
Former Fed officials are right to worry about the central bank’s independence. But they should not be surprised. Under Powell’s leadership, the Fed has drifted into the political arena.
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One Big, Beautiful Tradeoff for the Fed
Raising the debt ceiling takes the Fed out of the reserve volatility frying pan—but may land it in the debt-monetization fire.
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Texas Trounces California in Energy Production—But the Policy Gap Is Closing
Texas’s energy sector outproduces California’s, delivering lower prices and greater reliability. But government meddling threatens to undo many of these benefits.
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‘Emergency’ Tariffs (Mostly) Struck Down
A Federal Circuit Court affirmed the Court of International Trade’s ruling: the President has no authority to extend “trade emergencies.”
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Why Americans Should Fear Washington in Intel’s Boardroom
Turning Intel into a government partner undermines competition and national prosperity.