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Fifty Years Ago, Milton Friedman Upended Economic ‘Expertise’
Friedman challenged the idea that governments could spend their way to prosperity. Fifty years after receiving the Nobel Prize, his most enduring lessons remain crucial — and largely ignored.
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Who Put Tariffs in My ($20!) Burrito?
From aluminum wrappers to beef, cheese, and tomatoes, Washington has found a way to make every bite more expensive. ‘TACOs’ shouldn’t cost so much.
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How H.B. Reese Turned Failure Into Sweet Success
The entrepreneur behind the peanut butter cup once worked at Hershey’s. In his own basement, he discovered the power of turning failure into opportunity.
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California’s Billionaire Tax May Cost More Than It Raises, Reports Find
If a 5-percent levy chases billionaires out of Cali, the long-term income tax gap (not to mention litigation costs) will swallow any wealth-tax windfall.
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Universities Now Prefer Conformity Over the Pursuit of Truth
The recent scandal at Cambridge revealed how invested the academy is in pushing an ideology — even punishing dissenters who insist on telling the truth.
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Business Conditions Monthly August 2026
The economy is still growing, but weak housing demand, slowing hiring, and renewed inflation pressures suggest a difficult balancing act ahead.
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Liberty Is the Common Good of a Free People
America’s founders understood that liberty and the common good were not competing ideals. Today’s postliberals are blaming the wrong tradition.
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Presidents Should Want Limits on Their Power
The more power presidents claim, the more responsibility they bear when things go wrong. Tariffs and the Iran War show why constitutional limits can be a political advantage.
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When Conservationists Join the Farm Lobby
An unlikely alliance between farmers and conservationists illustrates how government subsidies create political constituencies that lobby to preserve them.