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November 13, 2019
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Will America Continue to Compete for
Skilled Labor?
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Daniel Griswold and Jack Salmon | The National Interest
While the US job market is strong, with technology and health care sectors particularly booming, an increasingly restrictive and burdensome immigration system is resulting in talented workers looking for jobs in other countries. This trend is worrisome as foreign skilled workers increase both employment and wages among homegrown American workers. How can US policymakers ensure that the country's talent-based visa system continues to attract the best and brightest that the world has to offer so that innovation and economic growth do not falter?
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President Trump Isn’t Serious about Ex-Im
Being a Tool to Fight China
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Veronique de Rugy | National Review's The Corner
Recently, President Trump gave his support for a ten-year reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank without insisting on fundamental reforms at the agency. In the past, the president suggested that he wanted to get rid of the Bank, but this change of mind is reflective of his belief that Ex-Im can be used a tool to fight China's expansionist aspirations. But as designed, Ex-Im will do nothing of the sort. If policymakers are serious about using the Bank to compete with China, they won't get results by lending money in higher-income countries where companies have plenty of access to capital or by selling discounted planes to China Air.
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Fuchsia Dunlop on Homestyle
Chinese Cooking (BONUS)
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Fuchsia Dunlop and Tyler Cowen | Conversations with Tyler
Three years after her first appearance, Chinese food expert Fuchsia Dunlop joins Tyler in this bonus episode over a special meal at Mama Chang, the newest restaurant from Chef Peter and Lisa Chang, to discuss her new cookbook, why hot pot is overrated, what Western food China has recently perfected, and more.
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There's Still No Plan to Finance 'Medicare for All'
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Charles Blahous | Tribune News Services
Senator Elizabeth Warren's proposed financing plan for "Medicare for All" doesn't acknowledge, let alone finance, the costs of this health care plan. $12.9 trillion of the Medicare for All's costs are simply assumed away and many of the claims of savings are clearly wrong. Cuts to health providers and the expected burden to workers warrant special attention.
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The 'No Regrets' Approach to Preparing for Global Climate Change
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Bruce Yandle | The Washington Examiner
License to Steel: Trade Restrictions Benefit CEOs More Than Workers
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Christine McDaniel | Forbes
Yes, Sen. Warren, the System Is Rigged — by Congress
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Bruce Yandle | The Hill
Shining a Light on the Administrative State
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James Broughel | The Fayette Citizen
Plans by Warren and Sanders Neglect Logic,
Math and Honesty
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Veronique de Rugy | Creators Syndicate Newspapers
Tariffs Tax Your Freedom
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Bruce Yandle | American Institute for Economic Research
Ronald Coase Has a Solution for Delhi’s Air Pollution
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Shruti Rajagopalan | Live Mint
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