LEGISLATORS have filed a House bill seeking to raise the competitiveness of the onion industry using funding generated by import tariffs, after the chamber’s agriculture committee found evidence of hoarding,…
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THE PHILIPPINES is seeking a $400-million loan from Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) to fund upgrades to digital services in order to expand inclusion, the Beijing-based bank said. “The project…
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THE Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) said it expects no water supply interruptions in June after receiving an additional water allocation from the National Water Resources Board (NWRB). “We…
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THE Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) has expressed interest in finding Philippine partners to develop gas and renewables projects, the Palace said. The bank’s interest was conveyed during JBIC…
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Americans have long thought of themselves as people of action. As Leonard Read noted in his article “How to Gain Liberty,” the sentiment “I want less talk and more action”…
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[In this 1836 editorial, William Leggett laments how Wall Street and the “privileged” orders of the American upper class employ the power of the state to protect their own financial interests…
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A Collection of the Political Writings of William Leggett, selected and arranged, with a preface, by Theodore Sedgwick, in two volumes. (1839) This collection provides important example of populist laissez-faire opinion…
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Can the injection of new money into the economic system enhance economic growth? Not really. Increasing (or decreasing) the money supply affects the demand for money but doesn’t make us…
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Conflict Over a “Citi Bike” Illustrates Popularity of a New Mobility Alternative
Marc Joffe In early May, a video showing a physician’s assistant and a group of teenagers arguing over a shared e‑bike in Manhattan went viral. The video gave rise to conflicting narratives about race…
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Chris Edwards Congress is considering the Biden‐McCarthy debt‐reduction deal. The Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 would reduce deficits by $1.5 trillion over the coming decade. The reduction would be a start…