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Why Trump Can’t (or Won’t) Abolish the IRS
April 11, 2025
Recent moves make clear the tax agency plans to grow, not fade away.
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How Economic Competition, Rational Economic Calculation, and Civilization Emerge from Private Property
April 11, 2025
Mises said, “The continued existence of society depends upon private property.” Private property is essential for exchange, economic calculation, and many more
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The Overpopulation Fallacy: Why More People Means More Knowledge and Prosperity
April 11, 2025
From Paul Ehrlich to Bill Gates, prominent Americans have forecast doom through “overpopulation.” Although the Great Population Disaster has never occurred, that
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Is Foreign Investment Bad for Our Economy?
April 10, 2025
Trump economic adviser Peter Navarro has condemned multi-billion-dollar investments by BMW in South Carolina as “bad for our economics.” The comments reflect
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The IRS Isn’t Going Away, and This is How We Know
April 10, 2025
Trump has no plans to get rid of payroll taxes, and he has no plans to make big cuts to spending. This
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Americans Say the Federal Government Wastes 59 Cents on the Dollar
April 10, 2025
Emily Ekins and Hunter Johnson 89 Percent Favor Auditing All Government Spending to Root Out Waste, Fraud, and Abuse; Americans Would Cut 40
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Postal Reforms Abroad
April 10, 2025
Chris Edwards With a bloated cost structure and falling demand for its products, the US Postal Service (USPS) is in trouble. I contend that
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Trump’s “Fair Trade” Offal
April 10, 2025
Although he has temporarily suspended his threatened tariffs, President Trump‘s demands for “fair trade” make no sense economically speaking. Trump‘s demands of