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Even the federal government’s official data shows that price growth is well above the Federal Reserve’s two-percent target. In fact, price inflation is now...
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Murray Rothbard famously asked Cui bono? to help unearth government scandals. Kenya’s politicians certainly benefitted from the Eurobond affair.
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Ludwig von Mises had many insights about immigration. As one might expect, he foresaw problems with open borders, but also believed immigration could benefit...
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Record-low consumer confidence and record-strong corporate earnings aren’t a paradox: they’re the Cantillon effect in real time. Mark Thornton explains who inflation rewards, who...
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Walter Olson President Donald Trump’s attempt to engineer a $1.8 billion taxpayer-funded slush fund for those in legal trouble for promoting his interests, as...
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David J. Bier The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced Friday that it will cease granting green card applications except in extraordinary circumstances. In...
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Thomas A. Berry and Alexander Xenos The government must be neutral when it sets rules for what private citizens may say, but the government...
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Social contract theory was used to critique a form of the state, but was also used to legitimize the modern nation-state.
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Jai Kedia and Norbert J. Michel Kevin Warsh was sworn in as the new Federal Reserve chair today. He has described his goal as...
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Zohran Mamdani’s proposal reflects a growing belief that economic problems can be solved through public ownership and political management. But a grocery store is...
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Nicholas Anthony Following my testimony before the House Committee on Financial Services, I want to share what I said during my opening remarks. For my...
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With Trump’s crony capitalism, the government taking equity positions in US businesses, and socialists making real inroads in the Democratic Party, it is hard...
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Tad DeHaven The Trump administration’s government ownership spree has officially gone quantum. The Commerce Department announced today that it has signed letters of intent...
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Norbert J. Michel and Jai Kedia In the Washington Post this week, economist John Cochrane laid out the predicament facing Kevin Warsh as he...