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Immigration Restrictions Worsened the Labor Crunch
Donald Trump's immigration restrictions helped lay the groundwork for employers' current labor woes. Joe Biden has done precious little to fix it. Da…
4 years, 5 months ago
Wither Consumer Welfare to Guide Antitrust Regulators?
The team in charge of the Federal Trade Commission appear to have very different ideas about what should guide the agency's actions. Duke economist M…
4 years, 5 months ago
Deregulate Low-Income Entrepreneurs to Address American Poverty
The poverty rate in the United States is generally unmoved in recent years despite many trillions of dollars in spending. Creighton University econom…
4 years, 5 months ago
Do Immigrants Use More Welfare?
Alex Nowrasteh is coauthor of "Immigrant and Native Consumption of Means-Tested Welfare and Entitlement Benefits in 2019."
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4 years, 5 months ago
Pleading Out: How Plea Bargaining Creates a Permanent Criminal Class
What happened to the jury trial, something considered essential to the Founders' vision for a criminal justice system? Dan Canon traces the slow deat…
4 years, 6 months ago
The If, Who, Why, and How of Weapons Transfers to Ukraine
Who should and shouldn't send weapons to Ukraine? What weapon transfers should be viewed as provocation of war? What tends to happen after weapons tr…
4 years, 6 months ago
Joe Biden's Taxing Plans for Unrealized Capital Gains
If you like business investment and the innovation that comes with it, Joe Biden's plan to tax certain unrealized capital gains makes no sense. Chris…
4 years, 6 months ago
The Biden Plan for Universal Pre-K
Colleen Hroncich is author of the new Cato paper, "Universal Preschool: Lawmakers Should Approach with Caution."
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4 years, 6 months ago
Full Senate Considers SCOTUS Nomination for Ketanji Brown Jackson
The Senate will now consider what it knows and has heard about the record of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson before a vote on her nomination to the U.S. …
4 years, 6 months ago
Development with Dignity
Putting an end to poverty means prioritizing the dignity of the individuals involved. Matt Warner is coauthor of the new book, Development with Digni…
4 years, 6 months ago