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Section 899 Undermines US Competitiveness
Section 899 of the Big Beautiful Bill wields tax law as a geopolitical weapon, instead of a means for economic growth
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Jack Salmon
Tracking Efforts to Shrink the Size of the Federal Workforce: May 2025 Update
After a busy month in April, May was a quiet month for federal agency layoffs.
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Jack Salmon
Revisiting Minimum Wage as an Anti-Poverty Policy Tool
New research casts doubt on the minimum wage's role in reducing poverty
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Jack Salmon
Debt Denial Has Always Been a Delusion, Now It’s Dangerous
Previous debt deniers are now joining the fight against reckless government spending
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Veronique de Rugy
From Gimmicks to Growth: The Senate Can Make the Tax Bill Better
Some Recommendations on how the Senate can improve the Big Beautiful Bill
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Jack Salmon
We Deserve This Downgrade
Why Credit Agencies Are Right to Worry About Washington
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Patrick Horan
The Tariff Trap
How Trump’s Trade War Undermines Growth, Trust, and Conservative Credibility
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Veronique de Rugy
The Unseen and The Unsaid
The Unseen and The Unsaid
The Unseen and The Unsaid is a newsletter about the unseen impacts of government interventions that are frequently left unsaid
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