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Chris Edwards President Trump’s anti-market impulses are taking center stage this week with his damaging tariff policies. But the president is occasionally supportive of pro-market reforms, such as his remarks…

Kyle Handley Recent critiques of international economics may surprise many actual economists. The latest rap against my profession is that we economists were too ideological and optimistic about the benefits…

Adam N. Michel After five rounds of voting, the pass-through tax deduction was chosen as the worst tax expenditure. The 20 percent business deduction arbitrarily favors certain types of businesses…

Jeffrey A. Singer In 2019, Colorado lawmakers reduced possession of up to four grams of most controlled substances to a misdemeanor. Distribution or sale of controlled substances remained felonies. The law…

Erec Smith On March 25, Free Black Thought live-streamed a forum hosted by TakeCharge, a nonprofit committed to demonstrating that America offers opportunities for all, regardless of race or social status.…

Neal McCluskey As discussion about ending the US Department of Education continues, we now look at where to put civil rights enforcement, covered by the Office for Civil Rights (OCR),…

Colleen Hroncich Milton and Rose Friedman. As educational freedom and school choice have spread in recent years, it’s become clear that not all programs are created equal. But how to…

Colin Grabow, Scott Lincicome, and Kyle Handley For all of President Donald Trump’s talk about reciprocity, it turns out that he just wanted higher tariffs. After weeks of threatening “reciprocal”…

Tad DeHaven Where does one begin? Well, in no particular order, and certainly not a complete listing, here are five absurd aspects of President Trump’s “Liberation Day” tax hike on…

Jeremy Horpedahl and Phillip W. Magness While the Trump administration had already rolled out tariff increases against our largest trading partners—Canada, Mexico, and China—several weeks ago (and then delayed some…