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December 21, 2024

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** Time to Get Real about Renewables: Fossil Fuels Are Here to Stay ([link removed])
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In this op-ed that, as of this writing, has published in 53 newspapers nationwide, Research Fellow Ryan Yonk offers a reality check to green energy advocates.
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** Why Do So Many People Seem To Be Angry With Health Insurers? ([link removed])
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Senior Fellow John Goodman argues it's time health insurers give the free market a chance.
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** The Year the World Went Woke ([link removed])
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Senior Fellow and David J. Theroux Chair Phillip W. Magness chronicles the origin story of “woke.”
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** Does Academic Research Advance Human Welfare? Not Always. ([link removed])
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Senior Fellow Richard Vedder points out that, actually, a lot of academic research has been not just fraudulent but harmful.
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** Political Instability in South Korea Should Lead to Questions About U.S. Troop Deployment ([link removed])
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Senior Fellow Ivan Eland writes that the U.S. has 30,000 troops in South Korea. It's time to bring them home.


** MORE MEDIA ATTENTION
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** The American Spectator ([link removed])
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Senior Fellow Richard K. Vedder points out that progressives' aversion to private industry does not extend to private universities. Read more » ([link removed])


** The National Interest ([link removed])
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Senior Fellow Ivan Eland urges Congress to safeguard its constitutional powers with Donald Trump in office. Read more » ([link removed])


** America’s 1st Freedom ([link removed])
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Senior Fellow Stephen Halbrook asks: can state semi-automatic rifle bans last?

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** The American Spectator ([link removed])
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Policy Fellow K. Lloyd Billingsley argues Californians could seriously benefit from DOGE in “Trump-Proofed” California. Read more » ([link removed])


** North State Journal ([link removed])
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Research Fellow William J. Watkins, Jr., says it’s past time to give the anti-Federalists a fair hearing. Read more » ([link removed])


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** Good as Gold ([link removed])
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** How to Unleash the Power of Sound Money ([link removed])
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** Judy Shelton
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With clarity and moral courage, Judy Shelton has written a must-read for anyone invested in the future of the economy. You’ll walk away with more answers than questions—a rare experience for anyone who reads about monetary policy.
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