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  • Limited Government is Not ‘Reckless Radicalism’

    Limited Government is Not ‘Reckless Radicalism’0

    With Inauguration Day behind us, ink spilled on politics is being diverted from Donald Trump and the transition of power to Joe Biden and the exercise of power. One such piece by Jeffrey D. Sachs over at CNN takes a rather disingenuous approach to this theme, calling a small government approach “reckless radicalism.” Rather than

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  • Politicians Are Incentivized to Embrace Useless COVID-19 Restrictions

    Politicians Are Incentivized to Embrace Useless COVID-19 Restrictions0

    Over the weekend Dr. Ashish Jha, dean of the Brown University School of Public Health, took to Twitter to criticize Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker for not taking more assertive government action to slow the spread of the coronavirus. “Massachusetts has more new COVID cases per capita than Georgia, Florida, or Texas,” observed Jha, who also

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  • Study: Student Debt Cancellation Benefits the Wealthy, Not the Poor

    Study: Student Debt Cancellation Benefits the Wealthy, Not the Poor0

    From Sen. Elizabeth Warren to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, some of the most prominent progressive politicians in the country are pushing hard for widespread student debt cancelation. So, it’s fascinating to see a new study show that forcing taxpayers to pay down the roughly $1.5 trillion in government-held student debt is not a “progressive” policy by

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  • Biden Administration Seeks ‘Climate-Ambitious’ Appointees

    Biden Administration Seeks ‘Climate-Ambitious’ Appointees0

    While the results of the 2020 election aren’t yet certain, Joe Biden is proceeding with his transition and putting climate change and energy policy  at the top of his agenda. Biden assured voters during the debates that he does not support Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal plan, which envisions drastically cutting fossil fuel production

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  • Florida Votes for Job-Killing $15 Minimum Wage

    Florida Votes for Job-Killing $15 Minimum Wage0

    Florida voters had more than just a presidential election on their hands when they went to the polls on Tuesday. A controversial ballot initiative, Florida Amendment 2, offered voters the chance to hike the state’s minimum wage to $15 by 2026. However, due to Florida rules for citizen-driven ballot initiatives, it required 60 percent of

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  • Elites Make Blue-Collar Workers Into Human COVID Shields

    Elites Make Blue-Collar Workers Into Human COVID Shields0

    COVID-19 is a disease, and we usually treat diseases as health problems. But when a disease becomes a pandemic, it also becomes an economic problem – not just because of the economic ramifications of trying to protect people from it, but because dealing with diseases on a mass scale requires economic thinking, mostly in the

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