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When Democrats Run Against Democrats, Democrats Always Win
Too bad Kamala Harris didn’t beat Donald Trump in 2024. Except Republicans will protest that Harris would have been much worse than Trump. Impossible.
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We Must Put To Bed The Milton Friedman Myth About The Great Depression
“Soon, I’d see inmates unveil smartphones all around me. The economy inside prisons is an incredible testament to the power of capitalism and how creatively goods will flow to those who want them, so long as the buyer can make it worth it for the seller.”…
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What the debt tells us
Why Tamny begins with Washington’s access to revenue, and what that means for the private economy.
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Work changes. These essays ask what people can do with the time and resources technology frees.
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Books by John Tamny
The Deficit Delusion
Why does Washington find it so easy to borrow? Tamny’s book follows that question into an argument about tax revenue and the resources available to the private economy.
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