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Jeffrey Miron On February 20, the IRS fired 6,700 employees, many of whom worked in enforcement and compliance. Some warn this...

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Corporate Welfare Spending

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Chris Edwards Republicans must cut federal spending to tame exploding deficits. DOGE is trimming the bureaucracy and the House budget...

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A Prelude to New FTC Scrutiny of Occupational Licensing?

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Stephen Slivinski Last week, the new Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson created a task force that, among other things,...

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Argentina’s Milei on Free Trade

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Ian Vásquez This past Saturday evening, March 1, Argentine President Javier Milei opened up a new session of his country’s...

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Steel Prices Continue to Rise Even Before New Tariffs Take Effect

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Clark Packard and Alfredo Carrillo Obregon For nearly 60 years, the United States steel industry has been one of the most...

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Election Policy Roundup

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Walter Olson Number seven in our series of occasional roundups on election law and policy: Register and watch: I’ll be...

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With All Eyes on DOGE, Congress Plays Budget Games with America’s Fiscal Future

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Romina Boccia While Americans fixate on Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to rein in wasteful spending, Congress is...

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Financial Surveillance Should Be Pared Back, Not Extended Further

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Nicholas Anthony For government officials who have come to expect sweeping financial surveillance to be the norm, cryptocurrencies have been...

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Don’t Rely on DOGE: Congress Needs to Own Spending Restraint

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Romina Boccia and Dominik Lett As government funding runs out by March 14, Democrats are attempting to use the appropriations...

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A Quick Cutter’s Guide to the US Department of Education

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February 28, 2025