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Federal Officials Must Steel Themselves Against Tariff Proposal
Forbes | April 10, 2023
Wayne Winegarden
Stocking the pantry has become significantly more expensive ([link removed]) over the past two years. The attempts by domestic steel manufacturers, such as Ohio manufacturer Cleveland-Cliffs ([link removed]) , to impose costly steel tariffs will only worsen this already difficult situation.
Americans are already paying almost 15% more to purchase canned fruit and vegetables than last year. By petitioning the Biden administration to slap tariffs on foreign tinplate steel, these companies will push the prices of canned goods even higher.
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State Public Option Reforms Reveal Folly of Gov't Healthcare
Newsmax | Sally Pipes
April 10, 2023
Over the last few years, several states have tried their hand at creating a “public option” health insurance plan. Their experiences offer a cautionary tale to those pushing for similar reforms at the federal level — as well as to states considering public options of their own.
In its purest form, the public option is a government-run health plan that competes alongside private alternatives in the marketplace. But some states are turning to private insurers to run publicly chartered plans.
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How to Save the West
PRI Next Round | Spencer Klavan
April 11, 2023
Our podcast guest this week is fellow podcaster Spencer Klavan, host of the podcast “The American Mind.” In his new book: “How to Save the West: Ancient Wisdom for 5 Modern Crises,” Spencer defends Western culture and explains why and how we must hand it on to future generations. Spencer is a classicists with a PhD from Oxford. He lectured at Oxford before becoming associate editor of the Claremont Review of Books.
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Bicycle ridership declining even in bike-friendly Portland
Free Cities Center | Randal O'Toole
April 13, 2023
Portland, Ore., has 385 miles ([link removed]) of bikeways, 121 of which have been built since 2014. But these bikeways have failed to boost the number of bicycle riders in the city. In fact, a report ([link removed]) from the city of Portland says that, in the wake of COVID, the number is declining rapidly.
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