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December 2, 2015
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Do Conservatives Only Oppose Big-Government Health Care Schemes When Proposed by Democrats?
What makes conservatives think command-and-control economics will work better in mental health care than in any other area?
By Michael F. Cannon
December 2, 2015
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President Obama Takes America Back to War in Iraq
It is time to call the latest “march of folly” to a halt.
By Doug Bandow
December 2, 2015
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The Best Map You Will See Today
By Marian L. Tupy
December 2, 2015
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Back to the IPO Doldrums?
To the extent that a company’s management and owners would prefer to keep building rather than sell their creation, they should not be stopped because the regulatory burden of becoming a public company is too daunting.
By Thaya Brook Knight
December 2, 2015
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Dollarization Is Hurting Ecuador? Don’t Believe It
The suggestion that dollarization is hurting Ecuador is based on a very myopic accounting of the costs and benefits.
By Lawrence H. White
December 1, 2015
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Restarting India’s Faltering Economic Revolution
If Prime Minister Modi makes tough decisions in leading his country forward, the 21st Century might end up being the Indian Century. But if so, he can’t delay much longer in putting his words into action.
By Doug Bandow
December 1, 2015
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Paris Whopper of the Day: The Sahara Is Expanding
Meeting with French President Hollande at the UN climate conference in Paris, a group of African leaders spin a tale of climate woe from an expanding Saraha, when in fact, the region is greening up.
By Patrick J. Michaels
December 1, 2015
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Saudi Arabia and the Gulf States Have Accepted Many Syrians
Gulf State intentions aside, allowing Syrians to live in their territory has helped relieve the humanitarian crisis somewhat.
By Alex Nowrasteh
December 1, 2015
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Better Than NCLB? That’s Not Saying Much
So is the Every Student Succeeds Act better than No Child Left Behind? Probably. But that isn’t saying much.
By Neal McCluskey
December 1, 2015
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Food Labels Kill
The issue is simple: The current food labelling standards provide a big nudge for people to eat less saturated fats and more carbohydrates, and an increasing body of scientific knowledge is telling us that this is a grievous mistake.
By Ike Brannon
December 1, 2015
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Traveling Into the Future, Despite Regulatory Traffic
It’s abundantly clear that markets are steering transportation into the future.
By Chelsea Follett
December 1, 2015
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America Is Winning Burma’s “Great Game” between the U.S. and China
“No one likes to be treated as a client state. In Burma the U.S. only had to offer the junta a way to join the global economy. Without deploying a ship or threatening a shot, Washington found an effective balance to the PRC.”
By Doug Bandow
December 1, 2015
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Free Speech Dominates Censorious Sheriff
Judge Richard Posner rejects government bullying of law-abiding businesses — and cites Cato’s amicus brief.
By Ilya Shapiro
December 1, 2015
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Will Nevada’s Education Savings Account Benefit the Poor?
The poor stand to gain the most from Nevada’s education savings accounts, though higher-income families are the early adopters.
By Jason Bedrick
November 30, 2015
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The U.S.-Taiwan Relationship Needs a Change
Ending the already vague pledge to come to Taiwan’s defense while continuing arms sales is a low-cost policy that reduces the probability of a U.S.-China war over Taiwan while preserving Taiwan’s ability to defend itself.
By Eric Gomez

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Do Conservatives Only Oppose Big-Government Health Care Schemes When Proposed by Democrats?

President Obama Takes America Back to War in Iraq

The Best Map You Will See Today

Back to the IPO Doldrums?

Dollarization Is Hurting Ecuador? Don’t Believe It

Restarting India’s Faltering Economic Revolution

Paris Whopper of the Day: The Sahara Is Expanding

Saudi Arabia and the Gulf States Have Accepted Many Syrians

Better Than NCLB? That’s Not Saying Much

Food Labels Kill

Traveling Into the Future, Despite Regulatory Traffic

America Is Winning Burma’s “Great Game” between the U.S. and China

Free Speech Dominates Censorious Sheriff

Will Nevada’s Education Savings Account Benefit the Poor?

The U.S.-Taiwan Relationship Needs a Change