Last week, Alex Shieh, a student in Brown University’s class of 2027, testified before Congress. The hearing was focused on antitrust violations in higher education and surging tuition prices. Shieh’s…
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Economy
Brown University’s Embarrassing Investigation of Alex Shieh Exposes the Rot of US Universities
Last week, Alex Shieh, a student in Brown University’s class of 2027, testified before Congress. The hearing was focused on antitrust violations in higher education and surging tuition prices. Shieh’s…
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In a recent speech delivered in Seoul, South Korea, Federal Reserve Governor Waller offered unique insights into how monetary policymakers should think about the effects of tariffs on both inflation…
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Economy
Trump Administration’s Foolish Educational Autarky: United States Should Welcome Chinese Students
There is no more important international relationship than that between the United States and People’s Republic of China. At stake is not just the present but the future, especially relations…
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Imagine a friend of yours who is $456,000 in credit card debt said to you, “I’ve got a plan to make an extra $3,010 per year and get myself back…
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Imagine a friend of yours who is $456,000 in credit card debt said to you, “I’ve got a plan to make an extra $3,010 per year and get myself back…
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Economy
Trump Administration’s Foolish Educational Autarky: United States Should Welcome Chinese Students
There is no more important international relationship than that between the United States and People’s Republic of China. At stake is not just the present but the future, especially relations…
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Disinflation is no longer a blip, but a trend. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased 0.1 percent in May, down from 0.2 percent…
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In his novel Ignorance, the late Milan Kundera called nostalgia “the suffering caused by an unappeased yearning to return.” Nostalgia is a powerful force, particularly so today. For years, Hollywood…
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To listen to some people, you’d think that America had been run by economists — and specifically free-market economists — for the last fifty years or so. Of course, this…