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** Tariffs on China Shrink the U.S. Economy, and Vice Versa ([link removed])
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Senior Fellow Benjamin Powell warns tariffs make it harder for people in both China and the US to prosper.
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** New FAIR Plan Data Reveals Problems with Zoning Restrictions in California ([link removed])
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Research Fellow Kristian Fors interprets new data on the FAIR Plan, which reveals that wildfire risk is not equally distributed in California.
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** Second Amendment Roundup: The Zero Tax on NFA Firearms ([link removed])
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Senior Fellow Stephen Halbrook asks: Did the Big Beautiful Bill render the National Firearms Act unconstitutional?
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** To Harvard and Back with Julie Su ([link removed])
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Policy Fellow K. Lloyd Billingsley explains why Harvard is rewarding Julie Su, Joe Biden’s pick for Secretary of Labor, for her incompetence.


** MORE MEDIA ATTENTION
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** Vocal Point ([link removed])
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Senior Fellow and David J. Theroux Chair Phillip Magness explains how and why history is weaponized for political gain.[link removed] now » ([link removed])


** The Freeman Substack ([link removed])
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Senior Fellow and David J. Theroux Chair Phillip Magness sets the historical record straight on both slavery and tariffs in America. Read more » ([link removed])


** The Center Square ([link removed])
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Journalist Brett Rowland quotes Senior Fellow and David J. Theroux Chair Phillip Magness in a piece explaining the court case that could upend President Trump's overhaul of global trade.[link removed] more » ([link removed])


** The American Spectator ([link removed])
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Policy Fellow K. Lloyd Billingsley warns readers that the fearmongering media, celebrities, and former Biden officials want you to panic over Covid all over again. Read more » ([link removed])


** FEATURED EVENT — 8/19 IN OAKLAND, CA
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** Can Markets Teach You to Love Thy Neighbor? ([link removed])
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Is economics really “the dismal science”? The short answer, of course, is no. The longer—and much more interesting!—answer can be heard at our event! Join us for a reception and conversation with Senior Fellow and David J. Theroux Chair Phillip W. Magness and Research Fellow Art Carden, as they discuss Carden’s new book, Mere Economics: Lessons for and from the Ordinary Business of Life ([link removed]) .
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