Defining Ideas by topic: Economics: National

October 10, 2012
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Obama's Death by Jobs

by Henry I. Miller (Robert Wesson Fellow in Scientific Philosophy and Public Policy)
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Everything you wanted to know about killing jobs, but were too afraid to ask.
September 27, 2012
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The Bottom One Percent

by David R. Henderson (Research Fellow)
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To lower taxes, free all prisoners who have committed victimless crimes.
September 11, 2012
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The Preacher-in-Chief

by Richard A. Epstein (Peter and Kirsten Bedford Senior Fellow and member of the Property Rights, Freedom, and Prosperity Task Force)
The president’s DNC speech was long on rhetoric and short on coherent policy.
August 28, 2012
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Paul Ryan’s Intellectual Muse

by Richard A. Epstein (Peter and Kirsten Bedford Senior Fellow and member of the Property Rights, Freedom, and Prosperity Task Force)
The wisdom of Hayek is exactly what this country needs right now.
August 21, 2012
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Franklin Delano Obama

by Richard A. Epstein (Peter and Kirsten Bedford Senior Fellow and member of the Property Rights, Freedom, and Prosperity Task Force)
Will the New Deal revive itself in 2012?
June 6, 2012
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Jumpstart the Economy!

by John B. Taylor (George P. Shultz Senior Fellow in Economics; Chair, Working Group on Economic Policy; and member of the Task Force on Energy Policy)
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Return to first principles: limited government, markets, incentives, rule of law, and predictability.
May 23, 2012
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Why Capitalism?

by Allan H. Meltzer (Distinguished Visiting Fellow)
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Because it’s the only system that maximizes growth and personal freedom.
May 15, 2012
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Michael Sandel Is Wrong on Markets...

by Richard A. Epstein (Peter and Kirsten Bedford Senior Fellow and member of the Property Rights, Freedom, and Prosperity Task Force)
...and (no surprise!) Tom Friedman is wrong, too.
May 8, 2012
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Higher Education for All?

by Richard A. Epstein (Peter and Kirsten Bedford Senior Fellow and member of the Property Rights, Freedom, and Prosperity Task Force)
The federal government needs to rein in the business of making student loans.
May 1, 2012
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Beyond Austerity

by Richard A. Epstein (Peter and Kirsten Bedford Senior Fellow and member of the Property Rights, Freedom, and Prosperity Task Force)
We must liberalize labor markets, not rely on macroeconomic “fixes.”