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Jun 172026

No, We Have Soaring Debt Because Elon Musk Pays Too Much Tax

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Jun 152026

Bitcoin’s Uselessness As Money Well Predates Recent Decline

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If Alive, What Policy Ideas Would Milton Friedman Take Back?

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A Libertarian Case Against Former Rep. Thomas Massie

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Jun 122026

Social Security Is a Political Concept. There’s No Looming “Insolvency”

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Congress and ‘Blame Someone Else Day’

By Jonathan Decker

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Jun 102026

Housing Is Affordable, There’s Just Too Many Jennifer Aniston’s

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Matthew Lynn Is Blissfully Innocent of “Coverage Ratios”

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Jun 82026

The Backwards Looking Media Obsession With Nvidia & China

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When It Comes To Money, Economists Are Profound Excess

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More Than Any Ideology, Conservatives Should Revere Immigrants

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In Support of The NDO Fairness Act (H.R. 6048 and S. 3663)

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Jun 52026

Can We Please Stop Feeling Sorry for Gen Z?

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How Could It Be a “Crisis” That Americans Can’t Afford a House?

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Jun 32026

Meta’s “AI Layoffs” Are a Bullish Sign of More Meta Hiring

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Sens. Cruz, Cantwell Would Be Wise to Let College Football Be

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The Profound Foolishness of Google’s Antitrust Harassment

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A Great Fiscal Inheritance for Gen Z, and An Even Bigger Opportunity

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Jun 12026

The Fed In No Way Enables Federal Government Expansion

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Declining Global Birth Rates Aren’t “Suspicious,” They’re Bullish

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May 292026

The Problem With Economics Is Macroeconomics

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Good money should center Trump’s economic universe

By Jonathan Decker

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There Was No “China Shock,” There Was a Big China Boom

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May 272026

A Bullish Case Against Mark Perry’s “Chart of the Century”

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May 262026

Jeff Bezos Missed An Historic Chance to Correct a National Debt Falsehood

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“Monetarism”: Confirmation Economists Never Got The Joke

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No, the Treasury Market Didn’t Just Discover the National Debt

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May 222026

The Bigger, Paradoxically Compassionate Meaning In Meta’s Layoffs

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Why Is Everyone So Sure That More “Housing Supply” Is the Solution?

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May 212026

Don’t let government pick winners and losers on AI

By Jonathan Decker

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May 202026

Social Security Was Always Just An Extra Tax. That’s Why It’s Not “Broken”

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No ‘Debt Denialism,’ Mitch Daniels, Just a Focus On Markets

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May 182026

Since When Do Conservatives Agree w/Lawrence Summers?

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Is the U.S.’s Reputation (and Its Economy) Worth the Deportations?

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The Sleepless, Lonely, Ridicule-Paved Path to Billionaire

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May 152026

Donald Trump and Marco Rubio Well Overstate Iran’s Oil “Leverage”

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May 132026

Please Stop, There’s No Such Thing As a “Bubble”

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If the Kids’ Future Were Doomed, There Would Be Very Little Debt

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May 112026

Donald Trump Vs. Jerome Powell: Keynesian Vs. Keynesian

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No One Is Lazy or Stupid, There’s Just Not Enough Growth

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May 102026

Surprise, a politican’s plan won’t make gas cheaper

By Jonathan Decker

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May 82026

Nothing About Being Born In the U.S. Makes You a Victim

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Is the future of AI in the hands of politicians?

By Jonathan Decker

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The Theatrical Release of “Narnia” Restates the Netflix Case

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May 72026

Will Trump Give Would-Be Home Buyers Relief?

By Jonathan Decker

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May 62026

The Message Isn’t More Housing Supply, It’s Don’t Own a Home

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The Much Bigger Government In Rand Paul’s “Six Penny” Budget Plan

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May 42026

Fed As Inflation Fighter Is Rooted In Phillips Curve Mysticism

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On the Harvard Lampoon’s 150th Birthday, Celebrate Comedy As a Career

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As Anthropic’s Valuation Reaches $1T, Why Is SBF Incarcerated?

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May 12026

Book Review: Shadi Hamid’s Excellent “The Case for American Power”

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When War Is the Trade, “Insider Trading” Becomes Essential

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A Government Limited by Past Debts Is the Ultimate Inheritance

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Apr 302026

Concerns Regarding AK SB 262

By Jonathan Decker

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Apr 292026

We Won’t Outcompete China by Keeping U.S. Tech Small

By Jonathan Decker

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Apr 272026

Concerns Regarding Louisiana HB 190

By Jonathan Decker

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Aren’t We Making Too Big a Deal About Fed’s Balance Sheet?

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An Unrivaled American Work Ethic Is a Powerful Immigrant Magnet

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Apr 242026

Rising Life Expectancy and Soaring Inequality Signal Beautiful Retirement

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Ben Sasse Couldn’t Care Less Where a Pancreatic Cancer Cure Comes From

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