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Dutch Pension Reform Will Steepen the Euro Yield Curve
A major pension reform in the Netherlands could deliver better returns for Dutch workers.
10 hrs ago
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Geert Ensing
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A 5 Percent Wealth Tax Would Destroy a Lot More Than It Raises
As betting markets currently put the odds of California voters approving a “one-time” tax on the assets of billionaires at about 30 percent, the…
Sep 17
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Jack Salmon
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The Safe-Debt Laffer Curve
As our total stock of debt recently surpassed the $40 trillion mark, commentators warned about the dangers of default risk.
Sep 1
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Jack Salmon
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August 2026
You Can't Grow Your Way Out of $40 Trillion in Debt
Economic growth can help, but it won't solve the federal debt problem
Aug 24
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Jack Salmon
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Is the Era of Rising College Tuition Coming to an End?
For decades, rising college tuition seemed like a one-way trend.
Aug 19
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Jack Salmon
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The CBO Needs To Change
In 1974, Congress decided it wanted to have better control and understanding of the budget.
Aug 18
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Samson McCune
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Transparently Untransparent: A Review of Iowa’s FY 25 Annual Urban Renewal Report
Transparently Untransparent: A Review of Iowa’s FY 25 Annual Urban Renewal Report
Aug 17
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Cameron W Ewine
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The Farm Bill: Subsidies, Dependency, and a $1.4 Trillion Price Tag
As policymakers return from summer recess in September, the Senate Agriculture Committee will be reconvening committee members to vote on funding for…
Aug 14
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Jack Salmon
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What you should be worried about when politicians tell you they won't touch entitlements
A politician who promises never to cut Social Security or Medicare sounds like he’s protecting you.
Aug 14
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Veronique de Rugy
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Jobs Numbers are Weak, but the Labor Market Doom is Overdone
Friday’s jobs report produced an obvious headline: the economy lost 23,000 jobs in July.
Aug 10
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Jack Salmon
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The Problem With Regulating the Future
One of the best descriptions of innovation I’ve ever read has nothing to do with public policy.
Aug 3
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Veronique de Rugy
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July 2026
How Protectionism Turns Friends into Rivals
For years, free trade’s critics have been at pains to refute an assertion that no one in their right mind has put forward: the idea that international…
Jul 30
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Veronique de Rugy
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