New Research Highlights How Chinese SOE Reform Helped
Clark Packard Between the establishment of the People’s Republic of China in 1949 and the 1970s, China’s economy was centrally
Can Putin Survive a Settlement of the War
John Mueller Regardless of how it ends, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine is likely to go down in
Friday Feature: Bridges to Science
Colleen Hroncich When the kids in Rosa Aristy’s homeschool co‐op said they wanted to learn coding, the moms all looked
How Subsidies in the Inflation Reduction Act Undermine
Travis Fisher A previous post showed that the total cost of the Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA’s) energy subsidies could reach
In 1932-33 Leading Intellectuals Used ‘Dictatorial’ as a
David Boaz It’s hard not to despair at the state of public policy discussion these days. Every day’s newspaper contains
Trade in Barbieland!
Gabriella Beaumont-Smith Today, I published a piece in Real Clear Policy highlighting Mattel’s Barbie supply chain and why manufacturing products in multiple
Social Security Benefits Are Growing Too Fast
Romina Boccia Here’s an unpopular opinion: Social Security benefits are growing too fast. And this excessive benefit growth is one
New Data: Immigrant Population Is 2 Million Below
David J. Bier New numbers from the Census Bureau’s mini‐census, the American Community Survey (ACS), show that Americans had started
Will Oregonians Strangle Drug Decriminalization Right After Its
Jeffrey A. Singer In November 2020, voters in Oregon approved Measure 110, which effectively decriminalized the possession of federally illicit
Hawley’s Interest Rate Cap Is a Loser
Norbert Michel I spent a large portion of my career working at a conservative think tank, and during my last few years