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Studying the Wealth of Nations (Part 8)
Institutions and Prosperity in the Colonies
 • Joshua Rowley
Blue States Are Chasing Away Their Tax Bases: A Surge in Taxes on High Earners Is Leading to a Mass Exodus
Last week lawmakers in Washington state passed a tax bill that will impose a 9.9% tax on income over $1 million for individuals or couples in a…
 • Jack Salmon
The Rare Earth Problem Washington Doesn't Want to Solve
The United States has a rare earth problem, but it is not the problem Washington is trying to solve (see this and this).
 • Veronique de Rugy
Structural Problems with Healthcare Won't be Solved by Chasing Away California's Biggest Contributors
A new campaign in California for the Billionaire Tax is warning voters that hospitals and emergency rooms will begin shutting down unless the state…
 • Veronique de Rugy
Healthcare Fraud Is Costing Americans Hundreds of Billions
Over the past 18 months there has been a renewed interest in weeding out government waste, fraud and improper payments.
 • Jack Salmon
California’s Billionaire Tax Will Reduce State Revenues
Results of a New Hoover Institution Analysis
 • Jack Salmon
Work, elsewhere
An ad-hoc newsletter of the work of The Unseen and The Unsaid authors produced beyond this blog
Are Data Centers Affecting Your Energy Bill?
The conversation around how data centers are impacting energy markets is, like many other debates in the energy or climate space, quite polarized.
 • Samson McCune
No Taxation Without Physical Location
Trump Should Follow Through on His Promise to End Taxation of Americans Abroad
 • Jack Salmon
Studying the Wealth of Nations (Part 7)
Should We Be Concerned About Foreign Export Subsidies?
 • Joshua Rowley
What History Tells Us About Tariffs and Why It Matters Now
Last month, the Supreme Court handed down one of its most consequential trade decisions in decades.
 • Jack Salmon

February 2026

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