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The Big Shiny Promise of Big Shiny Economic Development Giveaways
The incentives are aligned in a bad way for state governments pondering wasteful economic development giveaways. Economist Peter Calcagno explains.
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4 years, 1 month ago
When (if Ever) Should Former Presidents be Charged with Crimes?
Would it set a dangerous new norm to charge former presidents for crimes that they actually may have committed? Walter Olson weighs the consideration…
4 years, 1 month ago
Social Media Fights over the Definition of ‘Recession'
Economists use a variety of metrics to pinpoint recessions, and those determinations often come after the fact. Social media companies nonetheless tr…
4 years, 1 month ago
What Do New Conservatives Believe about the Economy?
The apparent tenets of modern conservative thought have changed in recent years. So what do these "new conservatives" believe about the economy? Scot…
4 years, 1 month ago
U.S. Job Openings Can Explain Border Crossings
With millions of available and unfilled jobs, Alex Nowrasteh says job openings in the U.S. does more to explain migrant border crossings than almost …
4 years, 1 month ago
The Baby Formula Crunch Continues
Why has the baby formula crisis continued for so long? Cato's Gabriella Beaumont-Smith explains why it's largely domestic regulation and foreign trad…
4 years, 1 month ago
A Glimmer of Hope for an End to Qualified Immunity?
Institute for Justice attorney Patrick Jaicomo discusses current litigation on qualified immunity and a new tool for discovering if you might be able…
4 years, 1 month ago
Are Massive Federal Deficits Now Inevitable?
In the "modern budget era," we have federal spending increases baked into the cake. Economist Ed Lopez says that makes massive overspending in good t…
4 years, 1 month ago
Active Denial and U.S. Military Strategy in Asia
The United States has many foreign policy commitments that it may not be able to credibly execute in the coming years, most especially in Asia. Eric …
4 years, 2 months ago
How the Academy Rehabilitated Karl Marx
Karl Marx made serious contributions to the field of economics, but they don't justify his strangely elevated status in American university courses. …
4 years, 2 months ago