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US Protectionism and Chinese Shipyards Keep Aging Ships Sailing
Colin Grabow The George II is a case study in Jones Act dysfunction. Delivered in December 1980 by a now‐defunct Louisiana shipyard,…
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What the Consumer Electronic Show (CES) Illustrates About Innovation and Competition
Jennifer Huddleston Last week, I spoke on a panel at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) about the intersection of tech and competition…
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How California’s New Provider Taxes Exploit Medicaid Financing Loopholes
Marc Joffe and Krit Chanwong California Governor Gavin Newsom’s proposed 2024–2025 budget includes a provision to raise taxes on the state’s…
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Higher Education in Libertarian Land
Jeffrey Miron US higher education has been much in the news lately, and not in a good way. The growing polarization…
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The US Military Role in the Red Sea – Now Turning Offensive – Is a Bad Deal
Eugene Gholz Last night’s US/British strike against Houthi military targets in Yemen escalated operations to protect shipping in the Red…
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Three Lessons from the SEC’s Grudging Bitcoin ETF Approval
Jack Solowey and Jennifer J. Schulp After a decade of intransigence, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Wednesday finally approved…
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Argentina’s Javier Milei Is Slashing Big Government – We Can Do the Same in America
Michael Chapman Argentine president Javier Milei was sworn into office on December 10. In the last thirty days or so,…
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Vermont Poised to Join the Grassroots Uprising Against the ‘Crack House’ Statute
Jeffrey A. Singer The state and local revolt against the federal “crack house” statute (21 U.S.C. Sec. 856), which makes…
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Trump’s Detention Surge Failed to Significantly Increase Removals
David J. Bier President Biden is asking Congress for $13.6 billion to fund border enforcement operations, a significant portion of which…
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Hard Questions from the D.C. Circuit on Presidential Immunity
Walter Olson “Trump team argues assassination of rivals is covered by presidential immunity,” was The Hill’s headline. “U.S. president could…
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