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Chris Edwards The federal “tax gap” is the amount of taxes owed but not paid on time, which is loosely viewed as the amount...
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Clark Neily Imagine you were operating a shark-diving charter boat in Florida and came across a long fishing line that you believed to be...
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Norbert Michel and Jerome Famularo In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States experienced a much higher rate of inflation than at...
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Robert A. Levy On a fairly regular basis, Americans are warned that the federal government may no longer be able to meet its legal...
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Tad DeHaven Greenfield investment occurs when a foreign company establishes (or expands) a business in the US. Most foreign direct investment (FDI) in the...
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Walter Olson This November voters in Nevada, Colorado, and Idaho will consider whether to adopt versions of the “Alaska model,” discussed in this space...
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Colleen Hroncich Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota is the poorest area in the nation, says Mary Jo Fairhead, a former public school teacher...
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Colin Grabow Last week, the Philly Shipyard announced the ceremonial start of construction on three Aloha class containerships. While typically a celebratory occasion, the...
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Jeffrey A. Singer People who have taken high school economics should know about the law of supply and demand. Put simply, if demand for...
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Mustafa Akyol The British Catholic magazine The Tablet just ran an eloquent review of my new book, The Islamic Moses: How the Prophet Inspired...
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Jeffrey Miron Does a government definition of property rights promote economic progress? A recent paper suggests yes: Cadastres—records of landownership—provide governments with the information...
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Clark Packard and Scott Lincicome Article I, Section 8 of the US Constitution grants to Congress the power to “lay and collect Taxes, Duties,...
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Adam N. Michel The United States is at a fiscal policy crossroads. If federal spending remains on its current upward trajectory, the US budget...
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Chris Edwards Hurricanes Helene and Milton have now passed, leaving trails of destruction. Some politicians are using the disasters as a political football, focusing...
