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February 21, 2024  •  Weekly Newsletter
This Time Isn’t Different

Caleb S. Fuller

Old, bad economic arguments are all the rage again, but this time isn’t any different. Price controls, tariffs, antitrust legislation, socialism—these and other dumb ideas still are. When will we learn? READ MORE »

Against Leviathan

Government Power and a Free Society

By Robert Higgs

Charles Dickens Teaches Washington Elites How to Budget

William F. Shughart (American Spectator)

The U.S. national debt now is north of $34 trillion, an unimaginable figure. And that number does not include, just for starters, the unfunded liabilities of Social Security and Medicare. Thankfully Charles Dickens’s Wilkins Micawber has the answer…. READ MORE »

The Inevitability of a
U.S. Government Default

The Independent Review, Spring 2014

Overturning the Chevron Doctrine

Ivan Eland (National Interest)

The Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo. This case could reverse the 1984 Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council case—and rid us, in the process, of the regulatory state we have suffered under since. Could we be so lucky? READ MORE »

Regulation and the Reagan Era

Politics, Bureaucracy and the Public Interest

Edited by Roger E. Meiners, Bruce Yandle

Why America Should Be Celebrating Entrepreneurs, Not Presidents

Jonathan J. Bean, Blaine McCormick (Fortune)

Monday was Presidents Day, but truth be told, most presidents—like lawyers and lobbyists—do little that directly improves the lives of Americans. Entrepreneurs and inventors do, however. Can you name the top ten? READ MORE »

Recarving Rushmore

Ranking the Presidents on Peace,
Prosperity, and Liberty

By Ivan Eland

The Latest from The Beacon

Fiscal Commission to Focus on National Debt Taking Shape in U.S. Congress

Craig Eyermann

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Caleb S. Fuller

Is America Fiddling While Rome Burns?

Alvaro Vargas Llosa

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