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The Obscure Shipping Law Leaving New Englanders in the Cold

By Colin Grabow. Real Clear Policy. January 18, 2019.

At the same time the United States has emerged as one of the world’s largest exporters of liquified natural gas, by law, none of it can be transported by ship to New England - or anywhere else in the country.

A Century Later, the Versailles Treaty Still Haunts Our World

By Doug Bandow. American Conservative. January 17, 2019.

It was supposed to end World War I and usher in a new era of peace. Instead it nearly broke the West.

The Deceptive Lure of Carlsonomics

By Michael D. Tanner. National Review (Online). January 16, 2019.

By turning against markets, Tucker Carlson, Trump, and their fellow populists are turning against the single best tool for improving the lives of poor and working-class Americans.

The Trade Deficit with China Hit a New Record, and That’s OK

By Daniel J. Ikenson. Washington Examiner. January 15, 2019.

The trade deficit is not a function of trade policy, which is okay because neither is the U.S. trade deficit a problem to fix. It’s just a benign statistic.

For an Increasing Number, Soaking the Rich Is Just the Right Thing to Do

By Ryan Bourne. UK Telegraph. January 15, 2019.

One motivating factor in my moving to the US was to avoid the consequences of a class-war fuelled, economically damaging, Jeremy Corbyn tax...

A Failure to Adjust

By Scott Lincicome. The Bulwark. January 15, 2019.

Labor market and cultural disruptions—including those that result from import competition—are real. They are important. But pretending that there was a better trade policy choice than liberalization is just manifestly misguided.

From the Blog

Trump’s $5.7 Billion Price for 3 Years of DACA & TPS Values Full Legalization at $2 Trillion

By David Bier. January 21, 2019.

A permanent status is the only fair trade for a permanent wall.

First and Foremost, School Choice Is about Liberty

By Neal McCluskey. January 21, 2019.

By upholding liberty, school choice is both both more just and more conducive to social harmony than public schooling.

The New Missile-Defense Policy Won’t Make Us Safer

By Eric Gomez. January 18, 2019.

Missile defenses focused on protecting forward-deployed forces from short-range threats would be strategically wise, but the MDR is wasteful and destabilizing.

Another Hostage from the Federal Shutdown: Small Business

By Chris Edwards. January 18, 2019.

Tethering small businesses to Washington is misguided and the shutdown is illustrating the damage.

Most Economists Know There’s No Free Lunch on High Marginal Tax Rates

By Ryan Bourne. January 18, 2019.

Several economic commentators have suggested that 70 percent top federal income tax rates are “mainstream economics.” Economists appear to disagree.

The FDA Bends Over Backwards To Get Drug Makers To Ask Them To Make Naloxone OTC

By Jeffrey A. Singer. January 18, 2019.

The FDA is asking when it doesn’t have to ask.

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Juan Carlos Hidalgo discusses the U.S. involvement in the Venezuelan crisis on Cafe CNN

January 17, 2019

Stan Liebowitz and Matthew L. Kelly’s paper, “Fixing the Bias in Current State K–12 Education Rankings,” is cited on WSET’s News 13 Midday

January 17, 2019
Alex Nowrasteh discusses immigration policy on Vox Media’s Consider It

January 17, 2019
Eric Gomez discusses Trump’s unveiling of new defensive technologies on Al Jazeera English

January 17, 2019
Sahar Khan discusses the Taliban refusing to hold direct talks with the Afghan government on Al Jazeera English

January 16, 2019

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An Overdue Pardon for the ‘Groveland Four’

Gilbert King and Caleb O. Brown

January 18, 2019

Randal O’Toole discusses his article, “RTD’s death spiral,” on KHOW’s The Ross Kaminsky Show

January 18, 2019
The Myth of the Cyber Offense

Brandon Valeriano and Caleb O. Brown

January 17, 2019
Cato’s Fiscal Policy Report Card grade is cited on KEEL’s The Moon Griffon Show

January 17, 2019
David Bier discusses border patrol on KUER’s RadioWest

January 17, 2019

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