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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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Child Tax Credits Feed Debt And Dependency

by David R. Hendersonvia Defining Ideas
Friday, April 23, 2021

Monthly payments are coercive, misdirected, and a step backward toward an even bigger welfare state. Deregulation is a far better approach.

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Biden Eyes Capital Gains Tax Hike

by Tyler Goodspeedvia Fox News
Thursday, April 22, 2021

Hoover Institution fellow Tyler Goodspeed discusses the proposed increase in the capital gains tax and how that might affect our economy and our worldwide competitiveness.

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Sage of the Market

by Michael J. Boskinvia Hoover Digest
Monday, April 26, 2021

George Shultz shone especially bright in his economic insights, which improved the lives of millions of Americans.

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The Shultz Way

by John F. Cogan, John B. Taylorvia Hoover Digest
Monday, April 26, 2021

The irreplaceable “Great Convener” never lost sight of his goal—and his greatest talent was leading others toward it.

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Libertarian: Anti-Discrimination Laws Vs. Freedom Of Association

interview with Richard A. Epsteinvia The Libertarian
Thursday, April 22, 2021

A proposed law expanding the definition of sex discrimination threatens religious liberty.

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More Inequality

by John H. Cochranevia Grumpy Economist
Thursday, April 22, 2021

Paul Graham adds interesting thoughts on inequality, looking at the Forbes 100. Maybe we don't have enough inequality, and maybe the rise in inequality (especially of wealth) since the 1970s represents too little inequality then, not too much now. 

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Capitalism Vs. Socialism

featuring Edward Paul Lazear, Lee Ohanian, Joshua D. Rauh, John F. Cogan, Daniel Heil, Terry Anderson, Scott W. Atlas, Russell A. Bermanvia PolicyEd
Thursday, April 22, 2021

Over the last century countries have experimented with variations on both capitalism and socialsm. So how do socialism, capitalism, and their many variants compare?

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Why Working From Home Will Stick

by Jose Maria Barrero, Nicholas Bloom, Steven J. Davisvia Economics Working Papers
Wednesday, April 21, 2021

Economics Working Paper 21108

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Inequality Mirage?

by John H. Cochranevia The Grumpy Economist
Wednesday, April 21, 2021

David Splinter and Gerald Auten gave last week's Hoover Economic Policy Working Group seminar, summarizing their past and some work in progress on the distribution of income. Link in case the above embed does not work. A recent paper. Splinter's web page.

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GoodFellows: A New Chill in the Classroom

interview with John H. Cochrane, Niall Ferguson, H. R. McMaster, Steven Pinker, Bill Whalenvia Fellow Talks
Wednesday, April 21, 2021

What to make of elite universities with scant conservative representation in their faculty ranks; mankind’s tendency to dwell on the negative; plus the question of whether this is indeed the best time to be alive? Harvard cognitive psychologist and best-selling author Steven Pinker joins Hoover senior fellows Niall Ferguson, H. R. McMaster and John Cochrane to make the case for optimism in this time of the “Great Awokening.”

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Economic Policy Working Group

 
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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