On May 9, 1959, Aurora Vargas was forcibly carried out of her home by police officers. There was no clear justification for this; Vargas had broken no laws, and her…
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Earlier this year, New York Times reporter Dionne Searcey covered a ritzy Hamptons gala for the Parrish Art Museum on Long Island. The gala, called “Echoes of the Cosmos,” attracted…
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Executive Summary In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act greatly expanded government intervention in the economy. Among many hasty creations of March…
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On Monday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced that the United States and China reached a “framework deal” on TikTok, likely ending a long-fought battle over the fate of the app.…
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On Monday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced that the United States and China reached a “framework deal” on TikTok, likely ending a long-fought battle over the fate of the app.…
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On September 9, France lost its second government in a year. The story behind the fall of François Bayrou’s government is largely the same as that behind the fall of…
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On September 9, France lost its second government in a year. The story behind the fall of François Bayrou’s government is largely the same as that behind the fall of…
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Prices rose faster last month, according to new data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis. The Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index (PCEPI), which is the Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of…
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National Public Radio recently aired a segment on the evils of “Surveillance Pricing” — the practice of employing customer data and AI to tailor prices for individual consumers. The coverage,…
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Immigration is a controversial topic in most Western countries. The general perception is that it is a drag on economic growth and that decades of easing restrictions have hurt admitting…