Treating Business Costs Correctly in the Tax Code
Adam N. Michel and Josh Loucks Vice President Kamala Harris recently announced a new proposal to expand the tax deduction for start-up costs for small businesses from $5,000 to $50,000.…
Washington Post Global Social Security Comparison Misses the Forest for the Trees
Romina Boccia and Ivane Nachkebia How does Social Security compare to other countries’ retirement programs? It’s an interesting question that prompted me to organize a symposium with international experts at…
California Corruption and Zoning Reform
Peter Van Doren An important insight offered by libertarians is that attempts to suppress market forces through policy often result in illegal underground markets accompanied by corruption. The libertarian policy…
Brazil’s Judicial Authoritarians Ban X, Punish Their Citizens, Threaten American Investors—Where is US Response?
David Inserra On August 31, Brazil’s judiciary blocked X from being available in the country due to X’s refusal to secretly censor important political content. This includes content from accounts…
Trade Policies of Both Parties Ignore What Most Americans Say They Want
James Bacchus One of the few issues our two major political parties appear to agree on is their mutual embrace of protectionism in international trade. They are both increasingly committed…
Taiwan Arms Backlog, August 2024 Update
Eric Gomez and Benjamin Giltner August 2024 was a very active month for arms sales with 22 new Foreign Military Sales (FMS) cases announced. However, the Taiwan arms sales backlog…
The State of Student Loan Forgiveness: September 2024
Andrew Gillen Note, this post updates last month’s post. The biggest changes from last month include: The Supreme Court has let the Eighth Circuit’s pause on the SAVE plan remain…
Libertarian Consistency
Jeffrey Miron Popular opinion views liberalism and conservatism as radically different perspectives about the proper size and scope of government. Liberals and conservatives do advocate dramatically different policies regarding abortion,…
Trump’s IVF Plan Is a Mistake
Vanessa Brown Calder On the campaign trail last week, former President Trump promised that under a future Trump administration, “government will pay” or “your insurance company will be mandated to…
Friday Feature: Detroit Catholic Central High School
Colleen Hroncich Given the focus on unconventional education, the Friday Feature often highlights newer educational entities such as microschools and hybrid schools. But traditional schools can also be places where…