Chris Edwards In his State of the Union speech on March 7, President Biden complained about corporate tax breaks and argued that corporations should pay their fair share: “I want…
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WSJ Ed Board Knifes Fourth Amendment, Betrays Journal’s Reporters and Readers
Patrick G. Eddington I’ve been in Washington over 30 years, but sometimes even I can be stunned by the short memories and shortsightedness of members of the Fourth Estate. Today’s example is…
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Nicholas Anthony Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell was recently questioned over growing concerns that a US central bank digital currency, or CBDC, might be launched in the near future. Central banks…
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WSJ Ed Board Knives Fourth Amendment, Betrays Journal’s Reporters and Readers
Patrick G. Eddington I’ve been in Washington over 30 years, but sometimes even I can be stunned by the short memories and shortsightedness of members of the Fourth Estate. Today’s example is…
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New Survey: Private School Enrollment Grew from the Last to the Current School Year, But the COVID Boost Might Be Ending
Neal McCluskey In our latest national survey of private school enrollment—released today—46 percent of schools reported enrollment increases between the 2022–23 and current school year, 30 percent reported no change,…
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Adam N. Michel Biden administration estimates show that the US government could spend more than $1.8 trillion over ten years on energy tax subsidies, if they are made permanent. These…
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Thomas A. Berry and Alexander Khoury Over the past several decades, many small‐boat, family‐owned fishing operations along the Gulf Coast have shut down due to excessive regulation. Ironically, these fishing…
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Cato’s Erec Smith: ‘DEI is Built Upon a Foundation Whose Very Mission is to Perpetuate Racism’
Michael Chapman Erec Smith, a research fellow at the Cato Institute. In testimony before the House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development on March 7, Cato Institute research fellow Erec…
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New Oversight Board Decision Raises New Opportunities, and Concerns on Norms of Free Expression Online
David Inserra Meta’s Oversight Board, an organization that has the authority to review Meta’s decisions and take down or leave up pieces of content, recently affirmed that Meta should leave…
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Scott Lincicome and Alfredo Carrillo Obregon The Federal Trade Commission last week released a report on the market factors that contributed to the infant formula shortage of 2022. Given our analysis…