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Norbert Michel and Jai Kedia As the war with Iran draws on, the Trump administration’s hopes for lower interest rates seem to be fading...
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Jeffrey Miron Since September 2025, the United States has conducted dozens of military strikes in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific against vessels allegedly engaged...
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Travis Fisher and David M. Simon Since the days of powdered wigs, so-called experts have predicted that economic growth would soon collide with hard...
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James Bacchus (Getty Images) This much can be said about the latest gambit by President Donald Trump and his trade team in their persistent...
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Jennifer Huddleston (Getty Images) House Representatives Jay Obernolte (R‑CA) and Lori Trahan (D‑MA) introduced a 300-page draft bill to establish a framework for the...
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Jeffrey Miron In 2024, Seattle tried to raise wages for app-based workers by requiring that they receive a per-task minimum pay. By comparing earnings...
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Dominik Lett As the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown extends past 40 days, an uncomfortable irony is playing out in Washington. Democrats are withholding...
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Chris Edwards Funding for the Transportation Security Agency (TSA) has lapsed, and airport screeners across the country are not being paid. Some are staying...
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Stephen Slivinski Certificate-of-need (CON) laws accomplish exactly what they were created to do. That’s actually a big problem, especially for rural areas. Under these...
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Walter Olson I’ve written more than once about why the proposed SAVE America Act deserves skepticism even if, like me, you’re fine with its...
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Solveig Singleton and Ryan Chan-Wei Merchants pay swipe fees to credit card networks (also called “interchange fees”) each time a consumer uses a card....
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Jai Kedia The Federal Reserve held rates steady at its March meeting, keeping the target for the federal funds rate at 3.5 to 3.75 percent....
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Norbert Michel In Washington, there’s no shortage of bad policy ideas that just won’t die. The latest example is the “Deadpool-esque” quest to lift...
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Romina Boccia Each year, the Treasury Department quietly publishes the Financial Report of the United States Government, a comprehensive assessment of America’s long-term financial...