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March 7, 2016

Bold Policy Reforms for the 2016 Election

Challenging times require bold reforms, but very few political candidates have proposed any. With this paper we try to fill that gap by identifying five reforms that would solve current problems, spur economic growth and return power and money to the states and the people.

February 24, 2016

Conservatives Who Defy the Rule-of-Law on Taxation

Conservative legislators should not defy rule-of-law in their greed for more tax revenue.

February 23, 2016

When Will Republican Candidates Start Identifying Proposed Spending Cuts?

Tax cuts are nice but they are not enough. The government doesn’t just take too much money, it also spends too much.

February 18, 2016

We Can Have Both Freedom and Security, but Freedom is Harder

The law enforcement function is vital to a safe and secure society, but keeping law enforcement within constitutional limits is vital to a free society. We can have both.

February 18, 2016

Civil Asset Forfeiture and the Constitution

Virtually everyone agrees with criminal asset forfeiture. But civil asset forfeiture, in which government can seize property without charging the property's owner with a crime, is widespread and troubling because it denies citizens several constitutional rights.

February 16, 2016

When Democrats Supported Free Trade--100 Years Ago

Democrats were once the principled voices in support of free trade; now they support protectionism and trade barriers that only lead to trade wars.

February 4, 2016

Tax Succor or Sucker Punch

For years, big-government pro-taxers have often deployed parliamentary tricks to thwart the vote on a permanent Internet tax fix. This time, however, there may be nowhere to hide.

February 3, 2016

Comparing the Major Candidates' Tax Plans

Most of the major presidential candidates have released tax reform plans with enough specifics to run them through an economic model. On tax policy, Republicans tend to focus on economic growth, while Democrats tend to focus on distributional effects.

February 2, 2016

Why Losing Welfare Benefits Helps Welfare Recipients

As an Oregon welfare reform pilot program demonstrated in the 1990s, when people looking for welfare benefits were told they would have to work for their benefits, about a third walked out saying if they had to work they’d find their own job. 

January 26, 2016

Economics in Action: Wal-Mart Raises Wages Then Closes Stores

Higher wages are nice, but not when it costs you your job.

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