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May 23, 2019
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Most Canadian Immigrants Are Not Economic Immigrants, They Are Family-Based Immigrants
No country in the OECD or EU admits mostly economic immigrants.
By Alex Nowrasteh
May 23, 2019
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New Report Exposes Jones Act’s Flaws
A new report from the Congressional Research Service makes clear the Jones Act’s record of failure.
By Colin Grabow
May 23, 2019
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What Factors Should an Immigration Points System Include?
Ideally, a points system should serve a single purpose: economic growth. Trying to enlist a points system for other goals—family reunification, humanitarianism, “assimilation,” etc.—ultimately results in an incoherent system that doesn’t serve any of them well.
By David J. Bier
May 22, 2019
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Monetary Policy 10 Years after the Crisis—New Issue of the Cato Journal
By Amanda Griffiths
May 21, 2019
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Philadelphia Soda Tax
Philadelphia’s Democratic primary represents a referendum on the city’s controversial soda tax.
By Peter Van Doren
May 21, 2019
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Philadelphia Soda Tax
Philadelphia’s Democratic primary represents a referendum on the city’s controversial soda tax.
By Peter Van Doren
May 21, 2019
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Chinese Ships on the Mississippi River: Just Another Jones Act Tall Tale
Contra assertions from Jones Act supporters, repeal of the law would not affect the ability of foreign ships to operate on U.S. inland waterways.
By Colin Grabow
May 21, 2019
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The Coming “Stimulant Crisis?”
Amid the “growing polysubstance landscape,” policy makers fail to see the big picture.
By Jeffrey A. Singer
May 20, 2019
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New Study on Fiscal Federalism
The federal government spends $750 billion a year on 1,386 different subsidy programs for state and local governments. The number of aid programs has tripled since the 1980s.
By Chris Edwards
May 20, 2019
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Why Section 230 Is Unstable
We need a solution here that recognizes the platforms’ right to moderate content must be carried out absent political animus.
By John Samples
May 20, 2019
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Huawei’s Blacklisting a Great Leap Toward Economic Decoupling
Based on information that the U.S. public hasn’t seen, the Trump administration has deemed Huawei a national security threat. That may well be the right conclusion, but other governments seem unconvinced, and have resisted.
By Daniel J. Ikenson
May 20, 2019
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A Truce In One of the Tariff Wars
On Friday, we had an event that is rare in trade policy these days: Some tariffs were reduced.
By Simon Lester
May 20, 2019
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Professor Tim Wu Makes The Case Against Antitrust Policy
Proponents of antitrust action agains “Big Tech” invoke the threat of future harms from the tech giants’ sustained dominance. But nobody knows what the future will look like.
By Ryan Bourne
May 20, 2019
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Why Is Heroin Disappearing?
Prohibition, not fentanyl, is the real killer.
By Jeffrey Miron
May 18, 2019
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The United States (Probably) Won’t Go to War with Iran
Will the United States and Iran go to war? Today the smart money says no, but the probability is far from zero and the chances appear to be on the rise.
By A. Trevor Thrall

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Most Canadian Immigrants Are Not Economic Immigrants, They Are Family-Based Immigrants

New Report Exposes Jones Act’s Flaws

What Factors Should an Immigration Points System Include?

Monetary Policy 10 Years after the Crisis—New Issue of the Cato Journal

Philadelphia Soda Tax

Philadelphia Soda Tax

Chinese Ships on the Mississippi River: Just Another Jones Act Tall Tale

The Coming “Stimulant Crisis?”

New Study on Fiscal Federalism

Why Section 230 Is Unstable

Huawei’s Blacklisting a Great Leap Toward Economic Decoupling

A Truce In One of the Tariff Wars

Professor Tim Wu Makes The Case Against Antitrust Policy

Why Is Heroin Disappearing?

The United States (Probably) Won’t Go to War with Iran