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When Government Separates Choices from Consequences
From tariffs to “free” public services, government policies routinely transfer the costs and consequences of individual choices onto someone else.
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Who Gets Rich from Innovation? Evidence from Broadband Expansion on the Colville Reservation
The biggest winners from new technologies are usually the people who use them, not the people who invent them.
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Half of Students Now Get A’s, But Actual Achievement Is Declining
Your child’s report card may be sending the wrong signal. Grades and GPAs increasingly reflect institutional incentives rather than academic achievement.
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Sweet Supply and Bitter Scarcity: Why Your Valentine’s Chocolates Cost More This Year
From West African cocoa policy to weather shocks and trade barriers, the price of Kisses and truffles is shaped by a whole world before it hits your supermarket shelf.
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The Public School Shell Game Makes Phantom Daycares Look Tiny
Adults siphon off taxpayer money earmarked for kids, and no one is held accountable. Teachers’ unions share the same dysfunctional incentives as headline-grabbing fraudsters in Minnesota.
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Fed Cuts Rates for Second Straight Meeting
Inflation remains stubbornly high and employment is softening. The Fed’s “balanced approach” marginally lowered interest rates again.
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When Government Separates Choices from Consequences
From tariffs to “free” public services, government policies routinely transfer the costs and consequences of individual choices onto someone else.
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•
Who Gets Rich from Innovation? Evidence from Broadband Expansion on the Colville Reservation
The biggest winners from new technologies are usually the people who use them, not the people who invent them.
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•
Half of Students Now Get A’s, But Actual Achievement Is Declining
Your child’s report card may be sending the wrong signal. Grades and GPAs increasingly reflect institutional incentives rather than academic achievement.
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Sweet Supply and Bitter Scarcity: Why Your Valentine’s Chocolates Cost More This Year
From West African cocoa policy to weather shocks and trade barriers, the price of Kisses and truffles is shaped by a whole world before it hits your supermarket shelf.
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•
The Public School Shell Game Makes Phantom Daycares Look Tiny
Adults siphon off taxpayer money earmarked for kids, and no one is held accountable. Teachers’ unions share the same dysfunctional incentives as headline-grabbing fraudsters in Minnesota.
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•
Fed Cuts Rates for Second Straight Meeting
Inflation remains stubbornly high and employment is softening. The Fed’s “balanced approach” marginally lowered interest rates again.