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Why Trump Can’t (or Won’t) Abolish the IRS
April 11, 2025
Recent moves make clear the tax agency plans to grow, not fade away.
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How Economic Competition, Rational Economic Calculation, and Civilization Emerge from Private Property
April 11, 2025
Mises said, “The continued existence of society depends upon private property.” Private property is essential for exchange, economic calculation, and many more
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Is Foreign Investment Bad for Our Economy?
April 10, 2025
Trump economic adviser Peter Navarro has condemned multi-billion-dollar investments by BMW in South Carolina as “bad for our economics.” The comments reflect
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The IRS Isn’t Going Away, and This is How We Know
April 10, 2025
Trump has no plans to get rid of payroll taxes, and he has no plans to make big cuts to spending. This
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Trump’s “Fair Trade” Offal
April 10, 2025
Although he has temporarily suspended his threatened tariffs, President Trump‘s demands for “fair trade” make no sense economically speaking. Trump‘s demands of
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The Virus Era: A Time of Both Madness and Silliness
April 10, 2025
Five years ago, covid madness descended upon the ruling elites, pushing a public health totalitarianism that destroyed lives and impoverished millions of
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A Brief History of Immigration Policy in America
April 10, 2025
The federal government didn't take charge of immigration policy until the 1880s. In the early republic, almost everyone agreed that immigration policy
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Trump’s “Fair Trade” Offal
April 10, 2025
Although he has temporarily suspended his threatened tariffs, President Trump‘s demands for “fair trade” make no sense economically speaking. Trump‘s demands of
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The President’s Unilateral Tariff Power and the Triumph of the Executive State
April 10, 2025
How remarkable it is that today’s conservatives are so enthusiastically committed to handing over untrammeled power to the executive to impose new
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There’s Only One Possible Cause of the Next Recession, and It Isn’t Tariffs
April 9, 2025
While President Trump‘s tariffs certainly are causing economic harm, they alone could not cause a recession had there not already been years