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The FBI’s Lawless Raid on U.S. Private Vaults Shows Why the Founders Created the Fourth Amendment

A squad of FBI and Drug Enforcement Administration agents in March 2021 raided the Beverly Hills location of a company, U.S. Private…

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How Japan Went From High Culture to a Samurai Culture

Americans, Europeans, and Africans know a great deal about their own past but likely not much about the history of…

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Why Doesn’t Every Office Building Have A Microschool?

In 1967, the Philadelphia Public Schools launched the Parkway Program, widely known as the “school without walls,” that enabled young…

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The Housing Crisis Explained—with Mini Fridges

In a household of four guys, fridge space is what you might call prime real estate. I know this because…

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Interest on the National Debt—Who Does It Go To?

This week, to start off “Ask an Economist” for the year, I have a question from Stan K. about the…

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In Memory of Dr. James Gwartney (1940–2024)

A couple of weeks ago, I was informed of the passing of Dr. James (Jim) Gwartney. Professor Gwartney was a…

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Labor Department’s New Rule Is Bad News for Independent Contractors

In what is sure to have significant implications for millions of American workers, specifically gig economy workers and contractors, the…

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New Study Calls into Question the Theory of Rising Inequality

If a thesis is repeated hundreds of times, many people believe it; if it is repeated millions of times, hardly…

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Justin Trudeau’s Rebuke from Court over Abuse of Emergency Powers Shows Why Checks and Balances Are Essential to Freedom

In February 2022, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced he was invoking the 1988 Emergencies Act, a new Rubicon in…

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Taylor Swift Shows Us Why We Need to Shake Off Intellectual Property

Taking on Taylor Swift, a recent documentary on CNN, tells the story of Sean Hall and Nathan Butler, a pair…

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