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  • Winter 2017/2018
    Regulation
    Debunking the ‘Network Effects’ Bogeyman
    … statements. Like the simple theory of network effects, the “big data is bad” theory, which is often asserted in competition policy circles as well as the media, is falsified by not one, but many counterexamples. AOL, Friendster, MySpace, Orkut, Yahoo …
    By David S. Evans and Richard Schmalensee
  • December 4, 2017
    Blog
    Smart Money Is on New Jersey in Sports-Gambling Case
    … the federal law that prevents states from legalizing sports‐​betting is unconstitutional because it “commandeers” state officials to enforce federal policy. By my best count, the vote should be 6–3, with Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sonia Sotomayor, and Elena …
  • December 1, 2017
    Blog
    Will We PROSPER with This Act?
    … have to scrutinize the thing to make sure I have all the details right. But from a quick look, this bill would generally move in the right direction, though with many miles to go to reach good higher education policy.
    By Neal McCluskey
  • November 29, 2017
    Blog
    Problems with a “Fiscal Trigger”
    … policy, potentially resulting in damaging tax rises. Then, as J.D. Foster notes, there are likely to be other tax policy changes and changes in growth forecasts in future years too. How will these be disentangled and the effects of …
    By Ryan Bourne
  • November 28, 2017
    American Conservative
    The Duplicitous Superpower
    … record of duplicity. Recent U.S. administrations have ignored that principle, and their actions have backfired majorly, damaging American foreign policy in the process. The consequences of previous deceit are most evident in the ongoing effort to achieve a diplomatic …
    By Ted Galen Carpenter
  • November 15, 2017
    Blog
    Explaining the Opioid Epidemic
    Policymakers keep increasing restrictions, and the opioid death rate keeps climbing.
    By Jeffrey Miron
  • November 15, 2017
    Blog
    Can the WTO Handle China?
    China is not pursuing some novel approach to industrial policy that no one has ever seen before. Rather, it is classic protectionism that WTO litigation has handled for years.
    By Simon Lester and Huan Zhu
  • November 10, 2017
    Blog
    The Trouble with Trump’s Tariff Reciprocity
    President Trump’s insistence on trade reciprocity, especially with tariffs, may be superficially appealing but is ultimately a misguided policy.
    By Colin Grabow
  • November 9, 2017
    Blog
    GOP Tax Plan: Adjusted TPC Results
    A further rebuttal of the Tax Policy Center’s analysis of the GOP tax plan, with analysis based on their own data.
    By Chris Edwards
  • November 2, 2017
    Blog
    Good Intentions, But No 529 Plans for K-12, Thanks
    Good Intentions, But No 529 Plans for K-12, Thanks
    It sounds like school choice fans are pretty happy to see the GOP tax plan allowing up to $10,000 per year from tax-favored 529 savings plans to be used for elementary and secondary expenses. But happy or not, for several reason this is probably bad policy.
    By Neal McCluskey
  • November 2, 2017
    Blog
    Trump Taps Jerome Powell to Chair Fed
    Powell ended a February speech by saying, “Policy should be systematic, but not automatic.”  If the Fed delivers on that promise under his leadership, it will be taking a step in the right direction.
    By Tate Lacey
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