David Inserra Last week, Australia dropped its revised Combatting Misinformation and Disinformation Bill 2024, and it’s about two sandwiches short of a picnic. The...
Romina Boccia Germany’s constitutional debt brake, or Schuldenbremse, is a critical fiscal policy tool designed to limit structural government deficits. Instituted in 2009 following...
Jeffrey Miron This article appeared on Substack on November 3, 2023. The Biden administration recently issued an executive order regulating artificial intelligence. This partially reflects fear...
Colleen Hroncich “School choice won’t work here because there aren’t enough private options.” This is a common claim made by choice opponents. Bizarrely, they often...
Gabriella Beaumont-Smith Trade is traditionally thought about in the context of goods but free trade is about more than “cheap T‑shirts.” Arguably, the greatest...
Jeffrey A. Singer Governor Ron DeSantis, left, and Governor Gavin Newsom. (Screenshot: FNC, YouTube) In last night’s “Red State vs. Blue State” debate between...
Ryan Bourne and Sophia Bagley The Biden administration’s crusade against “junk fees” continues. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Jessica Rosenworcel recently announced a proposal to...
Ryan Bourne In Empowering the New American Worker, Chris Edwards summarized what economists have learned about occupational licensing laws. These state‐imposed barriers to work...
Walter Olson Two weeks ago I noted that one principle of fair elections, transparency, can be in tension with another, the secret ballot. The tension...