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Investing
Breaking the NIMBY Feedback Loop in Vermont
Stephen Slivinski and Yasmeen Kallash-Kyler Housing policy reform is tricky. Getting policy changes off the ground in the first place…
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Investing
Trump’s Tariff Walkback Bows to Economic Reality but Leaves Plenty of Problems
Alfredo Carrillo Obregon and Scott Lincicome On March 6, President Donald Trump exempted Canadian and Mexican imports that enter the US…
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Investing
The FDA Finally Removes a Huge Barrier to an Effective Schizophrenia Medicine
Jeffrey A. Singer As Josh Bloom and I wrote last November, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) imposed onerous requirements…
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Investing
Friday Feature: Education Collaboration Network
Colleen Hroncich Remote pandemic schooling wasn’t working for her second-grade daughter, so Rebecca Simmons decided it was a good time…
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Investing
The US Tax and Transfer System Has Become More Progressive
Jeffrey Miron and Jacob Winter Much debate exists about whether the US tax and transfer system unfairly benefits wealthy people…
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Investing
Evaluating PDUFA: Paying for FDA Drug-Application Reviewers by Charging User Fees
Michael F. Cannon A congressional staffer recently asked about the performance of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), including the…
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Economy
CMU research shows compression alone may unlock AI puzzle-solving abilities
A pair of Carnegie Mellon University researchers recently discovered hints that the process of compressing information can solve complex reasoning…
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Investing
10 Reasons to Cut Corporate Welfare
Chris Edwards Congress should cut federal spending to reduce massive budget deficits. One target for reform should be business subsidies—often…
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Investing
As the United States Cracks Down on Fentanyl Smuggling, New Drugs and Suppliers Emerge
Jeffrey A. Singer The Drug Enforcement Administration reported last year that its heroin seizures decreased by almost 70 percent, while…
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Economy
Massive botnet that appeared overnight is delivering record-size DDoSes
A newly discovered network botnet comprising an estimated 30,000 webcams and video recorders—with the largest concentration in the US—has been delivering…
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