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Stroke of the Pen, Law of the Land: Kinda Nuts
February 6, 2025
Gene Healy Two weeks into the first Donald Trump presidency, Washington was freaking out about presidential style: “alternative facts” about Inaugural crowd size;
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Categories Editor's Pick
On Transgender Athletes and the Federal Government
February 6, 2025
Neal McCluskey “But even if they can, should they?” I asked that question last week in response to President Trump’s executive order on “indoctrination”
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A US Sovereign Wealth Fund Is a Bad Idea
February 6, 2025
Tad DeHaven President Trump issued an executive order planning the establishment of a US sovereign wealth fund. A sovereign wealth fund (SWF) is
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MMT Hypocrisy: Do as I Say, Not as You Do
February 6, 2025
Modern Monetary Theory is a perfect example of, “Do as I say, not as you do,” rather than, “Do as I say,
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Washington: An Empire of Grift
February 6, 2025
As the Trump administration makes real cuts to federal programs, suddenly the opponents of “waste, fraud, and abuse” are discovering that Trump
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‘De-Globalization’ Still Isn’t Happening (At Least Not Yet)
February 6, 2025
Scott Lincicome and Alfredo Carrillo Obregon Buried in yesterday’s Census Bureau release of the latest US international trade data for full-year 2024 was
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Bitcoin and Gold: Are They Money?
February 6, 2025
Ryan McMaken and Economist Per Bylund discuss the nature of money in out paper-money world. Are Bitcoin and gold money? If not,