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Foreign Policy
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The Lesson of Afghanistan: Nations that Don’t Want To Be Built Will Not Be
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August 17, 2021
The 20-year American-led experiment to turn a rogue state into a Western-style democracy has come crashing to the ground. There will be plenty of recriminations, and likely plenty of blood and sorrow to follow. Many will be pointing fingers as they ask, “Who lost Afghanistan?” But the more important question is, why was there an Afghanistan for us to “own” and lose in the first place?
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A Hawkish Approach to Afghanistan Wouldn’t Have Worked, Either
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August 16, 2021
Editorial
The China Challenge: Space Race 2.0
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August 16, 2021
Editorial
Who Has the Cure for America’s Declining Birthrate? Canada.
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August 18, 2021
Editorial
Regulation & Policy
Does the SEC Have Legal Authority to Adopt Climate-Change Disclosure Rules?
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August 19, 2021
The Securities and Exchange Commission is planning to propose new mandatory disclosure rules on climate change and other topics in the environmental, social, and governance area (ESG) without further statutory authority from Congress. Possible disclosure rules could require companies to describe the corporate governance processes they have to assess climate-related risks, estimate and report their direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions, report specific actions they are taking to mitigate risks, and identify the potential financial effects of climate change.
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Government Planning and Spending Won’t Replicate Silicon Valley
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August 18, 2021
Editorial
When Government's Foolish Errands Turn Into Fiascoes
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August 19, 2021
Editorial
Steven Horwitz Offered a Nuanced Theory of Macroeconomics
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August 20, 2021
Editorial
Podcasts
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Arthur Turrell on Economic Data, Modeling, and the Future of Nuclear Energy
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August 16, 2021
Arthur Turrell is the deputy director at the data science campus for the UK Office of National Statistics (ONS). Arthur is also a former researcher at the Bank of England and a nuclear fusion scientist. He joins Macro Musings to talk about his work at the Bank of England, the future of economic data, and his new book on nuclear fusion titled, The Star Builders: Nuclear Fusion and the Race to Power the Planet.
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Ideas of India: The 1991 Project
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August 19, 2021
In this episode, Shruti talks with Shreyas Narla and Prakhar Misra about India’s 1991 economic reforms. They discuss the role of Prime Minister Rao and Finance Minister Manmohan Singh, India’s transition from socialism to a market economy, the continued relevance of the 1991 reforms today and much more. Narla and Misra are research associates in the field of Indian political economy at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.
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