Norbert Michel George Selgin. George Selgin, senior fellow at the Cato Institute and director emeritus of its Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives, is retiring in July 2025. Selgin is…
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Adam N. Michel The Washington Post recently reported that outside groups and Republican lawmakers are urging President Trump to unilaterally cut taxes on capital gains by indexing them to inflation.…
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Colleen Hroncich James Bisenius knows the value of personalized education. He and his four sisters were homeschooled and then homeschooled their own children. Early on, they realized homeschooling was challenging,…
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James A. Dorn Few Americans have ever heard of Yiwu, a hilly, noncoastal city in Zhejiang Province, which is now the world’s largest small commodities trading market. It is a…
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Michael F. Cannon KFF Health News correspondent Katheryn Houghton posts a fascinating article on a Montana man who admits to an ongoing fraud against Medicaid. I rail against health care…
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Nicholas Anthony Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) were launched in Jamaica and The Bahamas with ambitious promises: to promote financial inclusion, to stabilize the monetary system, and to foster competition. Yet…
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Jeffrey A. Singer A November 2024 report from the Health Resources and Services Administration projects a shortage of 87,150 full-time equivalent primary care physicians by 2037, and a shortage of…
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Fifteen Years of Dodd-Frank: A Legacy of Missed Targets and Regulatory Overreach
Norbert Michel As we mark the 15th anniversary of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, it’s a great time to ask whether the law lived up to…
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July 30 Event: Senators Tim Kaine and Rand Paul Discuss the Effects of Tariffs on the US Bourbon and Wine Industries
Scott Lincicome In Kentucky, bourbon has long been a source of local pride and economic growth, contributing $9 billion annually and supporting 23,000 jobs. Similarly, the Virginia wine industry has…
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Clark Packard In a lengthy speech at last week’s Reindustrialize Summit in Detroit, MI, US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer expounded on the supposed benefits of industrial policy and protectionism. Featuring…