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Politically Driven Rate Cuts Will Erode Trust in the US Economy
Jai Kedia Politicians love to blame the Fed when the economy goes south, and recent weeks have been an exception…
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Social Security’s Unfunded Obligation Now at $28 Trillion: It’s Time to Rethink the Program
Romina Boccia and Ivane Nachkebia The Social Security Trustees released their annual report today—and the outlook is bleak. The program…
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New Report Analyzing Meta’s Oversight Board Finds Mixed Impact in Advancing Free Expression
David Inserra I recently published a working paper that examines the effectiveness of Meta’s Oversight Board in driving pro-expression norms…
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Beyond the Finish Line: The Grand Teton Trail & the Grand Disconnect
Mike Fox As a former public defender, I know better than to confess to a crime. But recently, I found…
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Protected US Shipbuilding Continues to Sink
Colin Grabow Defenders of the protectionist Jones Act often insist that the law’s prohibition on the use of foreign-built vessels…
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Bureaucratic Sunburn: What the FDA Won’t Let You Prevent
Jeffrey A. Singer With summer upon us, many American consumers are purchasing sunscreens to protect themselves from the ultraviolet rays…
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Trump’s Deportation Priorities Didn’t Shift, They Won’t Shift, and You Should Stop Falling for Rumors that They Will Shift
Alex Nowrasteh On June 12, reporters and political commentators were abuzz with news that the Trump administration told ICE agents…
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Why Is Harvard the Only University That Can’t Have International Students?
Stephen Richer I just got back from oral argument in Harvard v. US Department of Homeland Security, where Harvard’s attorney argued…
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Postal Banking Continues to Fail
Nicholas Anthony It has been nearly three years since the postal banking pilot program had a customer (Table 1). It’s…
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Baltimore Corruption
Chris Edwards Local government corruption comes in many flavors, as we found in summarizing 15 recent cases. A news story…
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