Old, bad economic arguments are all the rage again, but this time isn’t any different. Price controls, tariffs, antitrust legislation, socialism...

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February 21, 2024 • Weekly Newsletter
This Time Isn’t Different ([link removed])
Caleb S. Fuller
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Old, bad economic arguments are all the rage again, but this time isn’t any different. Price controls, tariffs, antitrust legislation, socialism—these and other dumb ideas still are. When will we learn? READ MORE » ([link removed])
Against Leviathan ([link removed])
Government Power and a Free Society ([link removed])
By Robert Higgs
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Charles Dickens Teaches Washington Elites How to Budget ([link removed])
William F. Shughart (American Spectator)
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The U.S. national debt now is north of $34 trillion, an unimaginable figure. And that number does not include, just for starters, the unfunded liabilities of Social Security and Medicare. Thankfully Charles Dickens’s Wilkins Micawber has the answer.... READ MORE » ([link removed])
The Inevitability of a U.S. Government Default ([link removed])
The Independent Review, Spring 2014
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Overturning the Chevron Doctrine ([link removed])
Ivan Eland (National Interest)
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The Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo. This case could reverse the 1984 Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council case—and rid us, in the process, of the regulatory state we have suffered under since. Could we be so lucky? READ MORE » ([link removed])
Regulation and the Reagan Era ([link removed])
Politics, Bureaucracy and the Public Interest ([link removed])
Edited by Roger E. Meiners, Bruce Yandle
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Why America Should Be Celebrating Entrepreneurs, Not Presidents ([link removed])
Jonathan J. Bean, Blaine McCormick (Fortune)
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Monday was Presidents Day, but truth be told, most presidents—like lawyers and lobbyists—do little that directly improves the lives of Americans. Entrepreneurs and inventors do, however. Can you name the top ten? READ MORE » ([link removed])
Recarving Rushmore ([link removed])
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By Ivan Eland
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