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Hold on to Your Wallet: The Cost of Corporate Welfare and Rent-Seeking

National Review Online
By Veronique de Rugy |
Jul 25, 2012
I have been talking a lot recently about the cost of cronyism – the practice by which government officials provide preferential treatment (such as loans, subsidies, or regulatory preferences) to handpicked firms or industries.…
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An Actuarial Ombudsman for the Public

The Hill
By Jason J. Fichtner, Frederick W. Kilbourne |
Jul 18, 2012
Although the Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act (ACA), it’s still unclear whether we can truly afford the provisions in the law. Congress passed, and the President signed, the ACA with the promise that it wouldn't add to the federal deficit. Even after the Supreme Court decision, however, the only true debate now is over how much it will add to the deficit.…
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Countdown to Midnight

By Jerry Ellig |
Jun 27, 2012
If Dick Clark had been a regulatory wonk, that big ball in Times Square would have started its descent on June 1 of every presidential election year.  Mercatus research demonstrates that the federal government experiences a surge of “midnight regulations” finalized between Election Day and Inauguration Day.…
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Broken Trust Takes Time to Mend

By Tyler Cowen |
Jun 16, 2012
This article was originally published in The New York Times…
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The SEC's Money Problems

By Hester Peirce |
Apr 03, 2012
The General Accountability Office has issued its second adverse decision in six months with respect to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s handling of money.  Last week, the GAO announced that the SEC held on to money that should have gone to the Treasury.  Instead of turning the interest on…
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Crisis and the Creeping Militarization of American Society

By Christopher Coyne, |
Feb 20, 2012
This article was originally published in The Daily Caller…
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The Real Issue Behind the Wealth Gap

By Steven Horwitz |
Sep 13, 2011
More important than the gap between the rich and the poor in America is the degree to which the poor can earn their way out of poverty, and the evidence suggests that this is still very m…
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How to Reform: Postal Service Business Model Doesn’t Work for 21st Century

By Maurice P. McTigue |
Aug 16, 2011
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Business Cycle Balanced Budget Amendment

By David M. Primo |
Jul 25, 2011
As the House and Senate await a possible vote on a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution, Rep.…
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Meaningful Regulatory Reform Has to Come from Outside the Agencies

By Jerry Ellig |