Chris Edwards Robert F. Kennedy Jr. writes in the Wall Street Journal that “Trump Can Make America Healthy Again.” I agree with Kennedy that some national health trends are disturbing.…
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Colleen Hroncich In early 2018, I received an email from our local Christian academy with “Exciting Opportunity” in the subject line. “We are excited to introduce you to a refreshing…
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New Study Shows Decriminalization Did Not Cause Spike in Oregon’s Overdose Deaths—the Fentanyl Wave Caused It
Jeffrey A. Singer In a blog post earlier this year, I lamented the decision by Oregon lawmakers to roll back Measure 110, a ballot proposition that Oregon voters passed in…
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Adam N. Michel and Josh Loucks Vice President Kamala Harris recently announced a new proposal to expand the tax deduction for start-up costs for small businesses from $5,000 to $50,000.…
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Washington Post Global Social Security Comparison Misses the Forest for the Trees
Romina Boccia and Ivane Nachkebia How does Social Security compare to other countries’ retirement programs? It’s an interesting question that prompted me to organize a symposium with international experts at…
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Peter Van Doren An important insight offered by libertarians is that attempts to suppress market forces through policy often result in illegal underground markets accompanied by corruption. The libertarian policy…
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Brazil’s Judicial Authoritarians Ban X, Punish Their Citizens, Threaten American Investors—Where is US Response?
David Inserra On August 31, Brazil’s judiciary blocked X from being available in the country due to X’s refusal to secretly censor important political content. This includes content from accounts…
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James Bacchus One of the few issues our two major political parties appear to agree on is their mutual embrace of protectionism in international trade. They are both increasingly committed…
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Eric Gomez and Benjamin Giltner August 2024 was a very active month for arms sales with 22 new Foreign Military Sales (FMS) cases announced. However, the Taiwan arms sales backlog…
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Andrew Gillen Note, this post updates last month’s post. The biggest changes from last month include: The Supreme Court has let the Eighth Circuit’s pause on the SAVE plan remain…