Why? Because for those suffering from trauma, mental illness and substance abuse, homelessness is a symptom, not a cause, of those deep problems...
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January 30, 2024 • Weekly Newsletter
Housing Alone Cannot Solve Homelessness ([link removed])
Christopher J. Calton (MSN News)
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Why? Because for those suffering from trauma, mental illness and substance abuse, homelessness is a symptom, not a cause, of those deep problems. As a result, the reigning solution to homelessness, called Housing First, means, in practice, people die indoors rather than on the sidewalk. Welcome mats don’t make drug addiction and overdose deaths disappear. What can be done? READ MORE » ([link removed])
Beyond Homeless: Finding Hope ([link removed])
The Truth about Tariffs ([link removed])
Phillip W. Magness (Law & Liberty)
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Free trade, we are told, emerged as a consensus viewpoint only after World War II and is merely a convenient rationalization for the “neoliberal geopolitical agenda.” False on both counts. And the details really matter. Read on—and learn the real story of America’s free trade greatness. READ MORE » ([link removed])
Globalization as Framed by the Two Logics of Trade ([link removed])
The Independent Review, Winter 2001/02
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Javier Milei’s Free Market Revolution ([link removed])
Alvaro Vargas Llosa (Orange County Register)
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Thatcher’s Britain in the 1980s. New Zealand in the 1980s and early 1990s. Ireland in the late 1980s and the 1990s. Estonia in the early 1990s. Yes, Javier’s Milei’s Argentina could join this free-market–revolution list of greatest hits—but he needs to produce some early results that give the 60 percent of the population supporting him a reason to keep the faith. How is it going so far? READ MORE » ([link removed])
Latin American Populism in the Twenty-First Century ([link removed])
The Independent Review, Fall 2019
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The Decline in American Universities, 2011-2024 ([link removed])
Richard K. Vedder (Minding the Campus)
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The story of American higher education from 2011 to 2024 is mostly at story of decline—but not entirely. We should be cautiously optimistic that the market forces, which are beginning to lead to healthy change on campus, will continue. What would help? Reining in the Department of Education? READ MORE » ([link removed])
The Future of Higher Education ([link removed])
The Independent Review, Winter 2022/23
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The Latest from The Beacon
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The Canadian Government’s Ministry of Truth ([link removed])
Francis Crescia
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Immigration Fiasco: Texas Loses SCOTUS Battle but Could Win the War ([link removed])
William J. Watkins, Jr.
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Did Healthcare Spending Really Return to Pre-Pandemic Levels? ([link removed])
Raymond J. March
The Latest from Catalyst
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Wealth Precedes Health. Policy Should Reflect That. ([link removed])
Richard Williams
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War Is Not Just a Western Notion ([link removed])
Lawrence W. Reed
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Taylor Swift Shows Us Why We Need to Shake Off Intellectual Property ([link removed])
Benjamin Seevers
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