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New Section 232 Investigation on Timber and Lumber Will Raise Prices for Homebuilders … and More Legal Questions
Scott Lincicome On March 1, President Trump instructed the Secretary of Commerce to initiate an investigation under Section 232 of the…
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Keep Politics Out of GDP Calculations
Jai Kedia There is no shortage of strange economic proposals in our current political landscape from both the left and…
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IRS Layoffs: A Libertarian Perspective
Jeffrey Miron On February 20, the IRS fired 6,700 employees, many of whom worked in enforcement and compliance. Some warn this…
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Corporate Welfare Spending
Chris Edwards Republicans must cut federal spending to tame exploding deficits. DOGE is trimming the bureaucracy and the House budget…
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A Prelude to New FTC Scrutiny of Occupational Licensing?
Stephen Slivinski Last week, the new Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson created a task force that, among other things,…
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Argentina’s Milei on Free Trade
Ian Vásquez This past Saturday evening, March 1, Argentine President Javier Milei opened up a new session of his country’s…
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Steel Prices Continue to Rise Even Before New Tariffs Take Effect
Clark Packard and Alfredo Carrillo Obregon For nearly 60 years, the United States steel industry has been one of the most…
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With All Eyes on DOGE, Congress Plays Budget Games with America’s Fiscal Future
Romina Boccia While Americans fixate on Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to rein in wasteful spending, Congress is…
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Financial Surveillance Should Be Pared Back, Not Extended Further
Nicholas Anthony For government officials who have come to expect sweeping financial surveillance to be the norm, cryptocurrencies have been…
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Don’t Rely on DOGE: Congress Needs to Own Spending Restraint
Romina Boccia and Dominik Lett As government funding runs out by March 14, Democrats are attempting to use the appropriations…
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