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March 8, 2025

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Senior Fellow Judy Shelton joins Julia la Roche on her show and explains why the U.S. stands at a monetary crossroads requiring fundamental reform.

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** Trump Plans to Shake Up Higher Education ([link removed])
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Journalist Jason Riley praises Senior Fellow Richard Vedder’s forthcoming book, Let Colleges Fail: The Power of Creative Destruction in Higher Education.
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** Stop moving clocks back and forth and go with standard time ([link removed])
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Senior Fellow William F. Shughart II argues permanent standard time would end the madness of changing clocks.
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** How some Canadians are responding to the trade war ([link removed])
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Journalist Christl Dabu quotes Senior Fellow and David J. Theroux Chair Phillip W. Magness and predicts the fallout from Trump’s tariff policy will ultimately harm both Canadian and American consumers.
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** America Still Needs a Covid Reckoning ([link removed])
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Senior Advisor Dr. Scott Atlas asks: Why does nobody want to talk about the most tragic breakdown of leadership and ethics in our lifetime?


** MORE MEDIA ATTENTION
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** Real Clear Markets ([link removed])
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Research Fellow David R. Henderson and Charles Hooper praise Jay Bhattacharya for his courage and clear thinking, and argue he will make an excellent NIH Director.

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** Minding the Campus ([link removed])
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Senior Fellow Richard Vedder praises markets for their role in ending what he calls “the academic Reign of Terror.” Read more » ([link removed])


** Newsmax ([link removed])
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Journalist Max Baecker praises Senior Fellow Judy Shelton for being one of the strongest voices against our current monetary system. Read more » ([link removed])


** National Review ([link removed])
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Journalist George Leef quotes Senior Fellow Richard Vedder’s description of the toxic culture dominating America’s college campuses. Read more » ([link removed])


** The James Martin Center for Academic Renewal ([link removed])
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Senior Fellow Richard Vedder asks: why do colleges make people unhappy? He predicts: economic realities will soon force institutions to reckon with their bad choices.

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** The Post and Courier ([link removed])
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Senior Fellow William F. Shughart II asks: can a new “national nanny” make America health again? Read more » ([link removed])


** Inside Sources ([link removed])
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Senior Fellow Ivan Eland argues the bloody and fruitless Ukraine-Russia war needs to end with a peace that allows unlimited Ukrainian armament and regaining as much Ukrainian territory as possible. Read more » ([link removed])


** Chronicles Magazine ([link removed])
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Research Fellow William J. Watkins, Jr., argues it’s time to topple the fourteenth amendment. Read more » ([link removed])


** Law & Liberty ([link removed])
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Senior Fellow Phillip W. Magness argues the world needs accountability for Covid lockdowns. Have we learned from history? Read more » ([link removed])


** Real Clear History ([link removed])
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Senior Fellow William F. Shughart II gives a history of tariffs in America. Read more » ([link removed])


** The American Spectator ([link removed])
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Policy Fellow K. Lloyd Billingsley argues it’s time to end the withholding of income tax. Let citizens write a check for their taxes. Read more » ([link removed])


** AUDIO
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Senior Fellow Phillip W. Magness is quoted hoping for a legal challenge to Trump's tariffs. Read more » ([link removed])


** FEATURED BIBLIOGRAPHY
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** Recommended Readings on Free Trade Versus Protectionism ([link removed])
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** Everything You Need to Know About Open Markets, Comparative Advantage, and Globalization ([link removed])
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** Compiled by Williamson M. Evers
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People, farms, firms, and factories in America should be able to trade freely with people, farms, firms, and factories across international boundaries. These days, that’s quite a controversial statement … but it shouldn’t be. Become an articulate proponent of free trade and defend the rights of consumers and businesses using this annotated reading list, expertly compiled by Senior Fellow and Director of the Center on Educational Excellence Williamson Evers.

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