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Nicholas Anthony The Bank Secrecy Act was enacted in 1970 to require banks and other financial institutions to monitor customers and report certain transactions...
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Buc-ee’s—the roadside travel phenomenon—seems to cater to the extremes in our society. Either customers love shopping at the place or it is yet another...
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Buc-ee’s—the roadside travel phenomenon—seems to cater to the extremes in our society. Either customers love shopping at the place or it is yet another...
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Tad DeHaven and Molly Nixon The settlement in Donald Trump’s lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service, in which the president was effectively both plaintiff...
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Norbert J. Michel and Christian Kruse House Financial Services Chairman French Hill (R‑AR), Ranking Member Maxine Waters (D‑CA), and other members of the House...
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Ian Vásquez and Marcos Falcone The US indictment of Raúl Castro today raises hope for an end to the Castro tyranny, something that ideally...
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Krit Chanwong Gas prices have surged due to the war in Iran. In response, President Donald Trump and Senator Josh Hawley (R‑MO) have proposed...
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Clark Neily Earlier this week, the Securities and Exchange Commission quietly repealed a self-servingly speech-suppressing policy it had maintained for more than 50 years: the so-called...
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Nicholas Anthony America is celebrating its 250th anniversary, but President Trump has forgotten the Constitution. The Bank Secrecy Act is one of the biggest...
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Ryan Chan-Wei On May 14, the Senate Banking Committee voted 15 to 9 to advance the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (CLARITY Act), with...
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Andrew Gillen After years of political fights over excessive student loan debt, there is a new, surprising twist. Twenty-five states with a Democrat governor...
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AI has created enormous demand for new data centers, and many communities do not want them nearby. The Rothbardian answer is not blanket permission...
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Jeffrey Miron Many prosecutors run on reform platforms, which advocate lessened charges for low-level offenses. New research uses variation in the timing of when...
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Stephen Richer At the beginning of Trump’s second term as president, Jonathan Rauch introduced readers of The Atlantic to the word “patrimonialism,” as the...
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Despite support from some economists in the free market camp, fractional reserve free banking is doomed for failure, as Murray Rothbard pointed out.
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Jeffrey Miron The current national debt is almost $39 trillion—and rising. The 2025 One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act has only made matters worse. New...
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“There are those who still think they are holding the pass against a revolution that may be coming up the road. But they are...