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‘A Deal Written in Pencil’: Tariffs Are Erasing America’s Credibility
Hours after the trade negotiations collapsed and the United States imposed a 50-perc…
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‘A Deal Written in Pencil’: Tariffs Are Erasing America’s Credibility
Hours after the trade negotiations collapsed and the United States imposed a 50-percent tariff on roughly $20 billion worth of Canadian goods on A…
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The Airline Guide to Subjective Value
When my recent flight was canceled unexpectedly, Delta Air Lines, its operator, gave no reason for the cancellation, only, “Sorry that your flight w…
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America Can't Outgrow $40 Trillion in Debt
In my recent CiVL article, “ Growing Out of $40 Trillion: Some Unpleasant Fiscal Arithmetic ,” I estimated that merely stabilizing the federal debt…
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Univ. of Michigan's Hidden Grades Will Backfire on Students
Starting in fall 2027, the University of Michigan’s College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, the largest of its 19 colleges, will hide letter g…
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The Nixon Shock 55 Years Later: Three Impossible Promises
Economist Thomas Sowell once quipped , “The first lesson of economics is scarcity: There is never enough of anything to satisfy all those who want i…
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America Can’t Revive Manufacturing by Shunning Robots
A few months ago, I was privileged to tour the Michigan steel mill where my daughter works. A month or so later, I toured a brewery in North Carolin…
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The Real Cost of $40 Trillion in Debt
I was only a few days into my role at AIER when Pete Earle penned “ $34 Trillion and Climbing ” in January 2024. Six months later, he published “ $3…
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