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Clark Neily If you haven’t seen the Netflix blockbuster Rebel Ridge, you should. Billed as a Rambo-meets-Jack-Reacher police procedural whose protagonist is triggered by a costly encounter with civil forfeiture…

Adam N. Michel The United States stands alone in applying the entire domestic tax regime to all citizens, permanent residents, and tax residents regardless of where they live and work.…

Jennifer Huddleston October has seen a number of bad headlines about the popular social media app TikTok. First, 13 states and the District of Columbia alleged that the platform harmed…

Chris Edwards The federal “tax gap” is the amount of taxes owed but not paid on time, which is loosely viewed as the amount of tax cheating. The IRS has…

Walter Olson This November voters in Nevada, Colorado, and Idaho will consider whether to adopt versions of the “Alaska model,” discussed in this space here, here, and here, which does…

Colleen Hroncich Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota is the poorest area in the nation, says Mary Jo Fairhead, a former public school teacher who grew up on the reservation.…

Colin Grabow Last week, the Philly Shipyard announced the ceremonial start of construction on three Aloha class containerships. While typically a celebratory occasion, the cutting of steel for these ships…

Jeffrey A. Singer People who have taken high school economics should know about the law of supply and demand. Put simply, if demand for a good or service rises relative…

Mustafa Akyol The British Catholic magazine The Tablet just ran an eloquent review of my new book, The Islamic Moses: How the Prophet Inspired Jews and Muslims to Flourish Together…

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 necessary to tax and clarify ownership,…