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Jeffrey Miron Are libertarians pro-union or anti-union? Neither. Libertarians hold that government policies should neither favor nor oppose unions. Employees should be free under the law to organize, request collective…

Ivan G. Osorio Fred L. Smith, Jr., founder and long-time leading light of the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI), recently passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by family and friends. Fred’s…

Colleen Hroncich Conservative Christians probably aren’t generally seen as trailblazers, but they were at the forefront of homeschooling in the 1960s and 1970s. So it’s not surprising that curricula and…

Marc Joffe Mecklenburg County residents in North Carolina have been paying a 0.5 percent transportation sales tax since 1999. Now local leaders would like to triple that tax, thereby raising…

Norbert Michel and Jerome Famularo In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States experienced a much higher rate of inflation than at any time during the prior few…

Christian Schneider Any day is good to raise a cold glass full of spirits, but enjoying a stiff drink on December 5 is especially apt, given it is the day…

Jennifer Huddleston This blog is part of a series on technology innovation and free expression. Parents and policymakers continue to express concerns about teens and tweens online, particularly in relation…

Vanessa Brown Calder The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is a good place to start for an administration with an appetite for change. Failed programs like public housing…

Neal McCluskey This morning, Americans woke up to the latest scores from the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), tests taken by students in 63 countries and other…

Andrew M. Grossman Don’t say that debanking is back, because it never went away. But with close allies of the new administration focused on the issue, reform may finally be…