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In Memoriam: Arthur T. Denzau, Scholar and Friend
Introduction By Ryan Yonk and Ravi Roy With deep sadness, we share the news …
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In Memoriam: Arthur T. Denzau, Scholar and Friend
Introduction By Ryan Yonk and Ravi Roy With deep sadness, we share the news that Arthur T. Denzau passed away on June 22, 2026, at the ag…
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‘Guns Versus Butter’: Tracing the Dark Origins of a Classic Economic Model
One of the most familiar diagrams in introductory economics — perhaps second only to the famous supply and demand graph — is the classic “guns versu…
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States Relying on Federal Aid Face a Reckoning
On July 1, 2026, 46 states rang in Fiscal Year 2027. New York started FY 2027 April 1, Texas will start FY 2027 on September 1, and Alabama and Mi…
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The Fed Needs Independence, Not Immunity
The Supreme Court denied the President’s stay application in Trump v. Cook on June 29, allowing Governor Lisa Cook to keep her seat. This was a 5–…
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Rolling Stone and the Making of a Counterculture Capitalist Success Story
At a Palo Alto, California, record store in September 1975, the latest issue of Rolling Stone caught the eye of local high school student Charles L…
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Unfinished Republic: What I’m Teaching My Daughter About America’s Founding
Watching the branded Freedom250 celebrations in DC, I was reminded of the quote attributed to C.S. Lewis: “When I sat with my anger long enough, sh…
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Hamilton's Economic Vision Had One Crucial Blind Spot
Speaking in January at Davos , US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said that President Trump’s protectionism revives the policy first proposed b…
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