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New HIV Prevention Drug Approved—Now Let’s Remove the Final Barrier
Jeffrey A. Singer The Food and Drug Administration approved a new injectable drug on June 18 that provides pre-exposure prophylaxis…
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Tariff Advocates Rarely Talk About Consumers, the Linchpin of Capitalism and Freedom
Michael Chapman Politicians who support tariffs and other forms of government intervention in the economy frequently emphasize reshoring, trade deficits,…
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A US Attack on Iran Could Cause the Largest Refugee Crisis in History
Alex Nowrasteh The Trump administration is considering American intervention on the side of Israel in its war against Iran. My…
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Why Not Get the Government Out of Vaccine Policy?
Jeffrey Miron Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Secretary of Health and Human Services, recently fired all seventeen members of the…
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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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