Colin Grabow While it’s no secret that vessels built in US shipyards to comply with the protectionist Jones Act are far costlier than those constructed overseas, some recent numbers provided…
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What the Social Security Fairness Act Tells Us About the Likely Future of Social Security Reform
Romina Boccia Passing the so-called Social Security Fairness Act sends a clear message about how Washington approaches Social Security reform—and it’s a disturbing one. Congress and President Biden have chosen…
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Mark Thornton explores the continuing negative impacts of the ongoing US embargo against Cuba and how getting rid of this Cold War policy could benefit both the peoples of Cuba,…
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Insurance companies canceled coverage on houses in neighborhoods that later burned. Government officials blame climate change, but the real problem lies with state and local governments.
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As Donald Trump prepares to take office again, we await the damage that surely will happen should he go through with his threats to levy historically-high tariffs against everyone else.…
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Washington may have to manufacture some reason explaining why secession is good for Greenland, but secession is awful when Americans try it.
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As Donald Trump prepares to take office again, we await the damage that surely will happen should he go through with his threats to levy historically-high tariffs against everyone else.…
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Jai Kedia and Norbert Michel The Federal Reserve is scheduled to conduct its five-year monetary policy framework review in 2025, barely two years after one of the nation’s worst bouts of…
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Daniel Raisbeck The evidence in Argentina already shows that relaxing controls leads to a massive influx of dollars into the banking system, as would occur under an official dollarization process (whereby…
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Eric Gomez The backlog of US weapons that have been sold but not delivered to Taiwan saw several changes in December 2024, the net result being a $77 million reduction…