The idea that people have an unalienable right to pursue their own happiness is a very radical idea. Prior to the eighteenth century, almost no one in the world believed…
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Any practicing Catholic will tell you that Pope Leo XIV answers to a higher power, but none would say that higher power is the Internal Revenue Service. Yet, as Tax…
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Recently, a couple of advocates of Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) wrote in The Hill about “Why we should stop worrying and learn to love the national debt.” This piece was…
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Recently, a couple of advocates of Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) wrote in The Hill about “Why we should stop worrying and learn to love the national debt.” This piece was…
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Political Philosophy: The Basics, by Bas van der Vossen, published in October 2024 by Routledge, is an accessible introduction to the core questions of political philosophy and how to reason…
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Political Philosophy: The Basics, by Bas van der Vossen, published in October 2024 by Routledge, is an accessible introduction to the core questions of political philosophy and how to reason…
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Despite mounting pressure from President Trump to cut rates, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) voted yesterday to hold the target range for its policy rate constant at 4.25 to…
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Despite mounting pressure from President Trump to cut rates, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) voted yesterday to hold the target range for its policy rate constant at 4.25 to…
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We’ve seen this before: fear, overregulation, and political hubris at the dawn of an economic breakthrough. Will we learn from history — or repeat its mistakes? In every era of…
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A few centuries ago, Europe was the beating heart of global innovation. From the Enlightenment’s embrace of reason to the Industrial Revolution’s transformative power, it was a hub of bold…