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October 24, 2017
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A Sad Day for the Republic
It’s disappointing that another of the few Republicans willing to call out President Trump for his misguided positions, his coarseness, and his damage to “our democratic norms and ideals” will be leaving the Senate.
By David Boaz
October 24, 2017
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Trump Hits Motorists with Ethanol Costs
The Trump administration acquiesced to the ethanol lobby in a recent decision on the costly Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS).
By Chris Edwards
October 24, 2017
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Don’t Blame Us Libertarians for School Choice Disappointment
The fact is we have not even come close to getting what we need—real, broad freedom.
By Neal McCluskey
October 24, 2017
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ADA: Deaf/Blind Patron Can Sue Movie Theater Demanding “Tactile Interpreter”
Court allows deaf/blind man to sue movie theater demanding that it provide “tactile interpretion.”
By Walter Olson
October 24, 2017
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The Use and Abuse of “Reciprocity” in Trade Policy
Adding additional restrictions to the government procurement market, which is valued at $4.4 trillion annually, will be a step in the wrong direction.
By Simon Lester and Inu Manak
October 23, 2017
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Huge Fiscal Benefits of Including Legal Immigrant Dreamers in the DREAM Act
The DREAM Act is already a big fiscal boost to the United States, but including the legal immigrant Dreamers would increase its fiscal benefits.
By David J. Bier
October 23, 2017
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GOP Tax Plan: Middle Class Gets Largest Cuts
The GOP plan would give the largest relative cuts to people in the middle. On average, middle-income earners would receive larger percentage tax cuts than higher-income earners.
By Chris Edwards
October 20, 2017
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Antitrust for Fun and Profit: The Democrats’ Better Deal (Part 3)
The wordiest Kahn-Pearlstein arguments for more antitrust suits against large tech companies are not about facts at all, but about theories and predictions.
By Alan Reynolds
October 19, 2017
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Competing Analyses of the Republican Tax Reform Framework
The media’s favorite analysis of the Big Six tax reform framework comes from the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center, which purports to estimate that the plan would increase individual income taxes by $471 billion over a decade, while cutting business taxes by $2.6 trillion.
By Alan Reynolds
October 19, 2017
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The Myth of Public-Sector Unions’ “Free Rider” Problem
For many workers who dislike unions, compelled support is often their biggest objection.
By Trevor Burrus and Reilly Stephens
October 17, 2017
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Will Everyone Please Cool it on the Protectionism?!
As negotiations on the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) continue, many proposals seem to run counter to the goal of modernizing the deal, and some industry groups are taking the opportunity to advance their protectionist agenda.
By Inu Manak
October 17, 2017
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LAPD Drones Threaten Privacy
Today, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) civilian police commission voted to approve proposed guidelines for a one-year unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) pilot program.
By Matthew Feeney
October 17, 2017
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International Relations at China’s 19th Party Congress
International relations will take a back seat to internal issues during the 19th Party Congress, but it will not disappear from the agenda entirely.
By Eric Gomez
October 17, 2017
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Pruitt: No More Regulation By Settlement at the EPA
For years the EPA has been making regulations by reaching consent decrees with outside groups that sue it. That will change.
By Walter Olson
October 17, 2017
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Monetary Freedom: Lessons from the Western Han Dynasty
A study of the monetary history of the Western Han Dynasty is instructive in showing the tension between state power and private initiative in meeting the demand for currency as the economy and population grow.
By James A. Dorn

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A Sad Day for the Republic

Trump Hits Motorists with Ethanol Costs

Don’t Blame Us Libertarians for School Choice Disappointment

ADA: Deaf/Blind Patron Can Sue Movie Theater Demanding “Tactile Interpreter”

The Use and Abuse of “Reciprocity” in Trade Policy

Huge Fiscal Benefits of Including Legal Immigrant Dreamers in the DREAM Act

GOP Tax Plan: Middle Class Gets Largest Cuts

Antitrust for Fun and Profit: The Democrats’ Better Deal (Part 3)

Competing Analyses of the Republican Tax Reform Framework

The Myth of Public-Sector Unions’ “Free Rider” Problem

Will Everyone Please Cool it on the Protectionism?!

LAPD Drones Threaten Privacy

International Relations at China’s 19th Party Congress

Pruitt: No More Regulation By Settlement at the EPA

Monetary Freedom: Lessons from the Western Han Dynasty