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Everyone Should Have The Retirement Plan Federal Employees Enjoy
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by Teresa Ghilarducci, Kevin Hassettvia The Washington Post
All Eyes On Digital Payments
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by Raghuram Rajanvia Project Syndicate
Kevin Hassett On His Plan To Open Up The Retirement System
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interview with Kevin Hassettvia Yahoo
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Socialism and The Constitution
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by Michael McConnellvia Defining Ideas
The Essence Of Marxism
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by Niall Fergusonvia Defining Ideas
Portrait of Karl Marx
Liberal Democracy Vs. Communism
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by Peter Berkowitzvia Defining Ideas
How Socialist Is Bernie Sanders?
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by Paul R. Gregoryvia Defining Ideas
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A Cautionary Note On Price-Level Targeting
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by Charles I. Plosservia Defining Ideas
Furman, Summers And Taxes
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by David R. Hendersonvia Defining Ideas
The Bonds Of Colonialism
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by Terry Anderson, Wendy Purnellvia Defining Ideas

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A Simple Fix Can Bring Revolutionary Change To Health Spending

by Daniel P. Kesslervia The Hill
Sunday, September 26, 2021

Prices for health services in the U.S. are high relative to the rest of the world. For example, a simple MRI scan that costs $1,430 in the U.S. costs around $450 in the United Kingdom, $750 in New Zealand, and $310 in Switzerland. High U.S. prices have been the primary cause of high health insurance premiums in the U.S. for several years. 

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Evergrande's Fall Shows How Xi Has Created A China Crisis

by Niall Fergusonvia Bloomberg
Saturday, September 25, 2021

The developer’s collapse isn’t leading to global contagion, but China’s looming economic disaster might.

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Joe Biden Wants A New Deal

by David Davenportvia The Washington Examiner
Friday, September 24, 2021

President Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal was launched nearly 90 years ago, but it is the government model that we live under today. The New Deal dramatically expanded the size and the role of the federal government.

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Law Talk: Ask The Professors!

interview with Richard A. Epstein, Troy Senik, John Yoovia Law Talk With Epstein, Senik & Yoo
Friday, September 24, 2021

Abortion controversies, the immigration debate, and audience questions.

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The Libertarian Podcast: Does A Universal Basic Income Make Sense?

interview with Richard A. Epsteinvia The Libertarian
Thursday, September 23, 2021

Will the federal government ever figure out how to help the poor without breaking the bank?

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GoodFellows: Stable . . . And Stagnant?

interview with John H. Cochrane, Niall Ferguson, H. R. McMastervia Fellow Talks
Thursday, September 23, 2021

Europe’s future includes a post-Merkel Germany, the fallout over the AUSUK technology deal, a shaky NATO alliance post-Afghanistan, Ukraine’s uncertain outlook, plus Russian control of natural gas supplies. Hoover senior fellows Niall Ferguson, H. R. McMaster and John Cochrane discuss the mood on the other side of the Atlantic, as well as President Biden’s UN address and China’s financial reckoning.

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Hope For California -- Housing Edition

by John H. Cochranevia The Grumpy Economist
Thursday, September 23, 2021

California has at last passed the first laws overturning some residential zoning restrictions.

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Who Bears The Burden Of Taxes On Business?

by Alvin Rabushkavia Thoughtful Ideas
Tuesday, September 21, 2021

On August 13, 1996, during the Republican National Convention, a panel was held in honor of candidate Steve Forbes. I was invited to serve on the panel discussing Forbes’s tax plan, which was a slight modification of the original Hall-Rabushka flat tax.

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Can We Stop The Clock? Replacing Seat Time With Mastery

via Hoover Podcasts
Wednesday, September 22, 2021

Every student who has ever watched the clock during class knows that seat time does not equal learning.  The impact of COVID on student academic progress makes it more important than ever to refocus on how well students master the learning standards.  The good work of several educators show us how this can be done.

The Hoover Education Success Initiative (HESI) hosts Can We Stop The Clock? Replacing Seat Time With Mastery. on Wednesday, September 22, 2021 at 1PM PT.

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Interest Rate Survey

by John H. Cochranevia The Grumpy Economist
Wednesday, September 22, 2021

Torsten Slok passed on a lovely graph, created from the Philadelphia Fed survey of professional forecasters

 

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The Working Group on Economic Policy brings together experts on economic and financial policy to study key developments in the U.S. and global economies, examine their interactions, and develop specific policy proposals.

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