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Why Is Foreign Aid Going To American Farmers?

Why Is Foreign Aid Going To American Farmers?
14.02.2025 3

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What Is the SEC Hiding?

What Is the SEC Hiding?
13.02.2025 10

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Trump's Tariffs Require Customs Agents To Check All Mail from China

Trump's Tariffs Require Customs Agents To Check All Mail from China
07.02.2025 3

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Will Trump Embrace the AI Future or Succumb to His Protectionist Impulses?

Will Trump Embrace the AI Future or Succumb to His Protectionist Impulses?
04.02.2025 4

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The European Commission's (Anti)Competitiveness Compass

The European Commission's (Anti)Competitiveness Compass
04.02.2025 5

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Biden's Antitrust Crackdown Stifled Innovation

Biden's Antitrust Crackdown Stifled Innovation
30.01.2025 9

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How a Chinese AI Company Found a Way Around America's Export Controls

How a Chinese AI Company Found a Way Around America's Export Controls
29.01.2025 9

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Trump's Davos Speech: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Trump's Davos Speech: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
27.01.2025 7

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Trump's Tariffs Will Make Americans, Mexicans, and Canadians Poorer

23.01.2025 2

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Trump Must Choose: Tariffs or Lower Prices

21.01.2025 20

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Pepsi Suffers the Wrath of (Lina) Khan 

20.01.2025 3

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Price Controls Won't Build Homes in L.A.

17.01.2025 3

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In Defense of Private Firefighters

15.01.2025 6

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Looting Is Bad. So Are Curfews.

13.01.2025 9

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Los Angeles Zoning Laws Pushed People and Homes Toward Fire-Prone Areas

11.01.2025 10

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Regulations Are Driving Up Ride-Sharing Prices in Washington, D.C.

09.01.2025 10

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Seattle's Minimum Wage Hike Hurts Workers

Economics Jack Nicastro | 1.6.2025 10:33 AM Seattle's minimum wage increased to $20.76 per hour on Wednesday, and at least one business has already...

06.01.2025 3

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Lawsuit Challenges Vermont Climate Program

Climate Change Jack Nicastro | 1.6.2025 11:45 AM The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the American Petroleum Institute sued the state of Vermont in...

06.01.2025 5

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Restaurant Reservation Markets Are Good. Outlawing Them Is Not.

Economics Jack Nicastro | 1.2.2025 1:40 PM New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) signed the Restaurant Reservation Anti-Piracy Act into law on December...

02.01.2025 3

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The European Commission Wants You To Use USB-C Forever

Europe Jack Nicastro | 1.2.2025 11:40 AM The European Commission announced on Saturday that all new electronic devices sold in the European Union...

02.01.2025 2

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New York's Climate 'Superfund' Is Costly, Arbitrary, and Unconstitutional

Climate Change Jack Nicastro | 12.30.2024 11:00 AM New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the Climate Change Superfund Act on Thursday. The law would...

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Nippon Steel-U.S. Steel Merger Poses No National Security Threat

Free Trade Jack Nicastro | 12.26.2024 1:47 PM The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) was unable to reach a consensus on...

26.12.2024 3

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Supreme Court To Hear TikTok Ban Case

TikTok Jack Nicastro | 12.18.2024 5:15 PM The Supreme Court has granted TikTok's request for a hearing on the Protecting Americans from Foreign...

19.12.2024 6

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You Don't Beat China by Copying China

China Jack Nicastro | 12.18.2024 12:29 PM Greg Jensen, co-chief investment officer at asset management firm Bridgewater Associates, recommended...

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Mark Meador's Nomination to the Federal Trade Commission Is Bad News for Consumers

Trump Administration Jack Nicastro | 12.13.2024 3:37 PM President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday his intention to nominate Mark Meador as a...

14.12.2024 10

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Kroger-Albertsons Merger Halted by the Federal Trade Commission

Antitrust Jack Nicastro | 12.12.2024 12:15 PM The merger between grocery store giants Kroger and Albertsons was halted by Judge Adrienne Nelson of...

12.12.2024 4

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Supreme Court Punts on Racial Discrimination Case

Supreme Court Jack Nicastro | 12.11.2024 12:15 PM The Supreme Court declined to hear Boston Parent Coalition for Academic Excellence Corp. v. The...

11.12.2024 4

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China Goes Tit for Tat Over U.S. Chip Bans

Free Trade Jack Nicastro | 12.4.2024 11:20 AM On Tuesday, China banned the export of gallium, germanium, antimony, and industrial diamonds to the...

04.12.2024 3

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Food and Drug Administration Defends Refusal To Approve Flavored E-Cigarettes Before the Supreme Court

FDA Jack Nicastro | 12.3.2024 12:30 PM The Supreme Court heard the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) appeal in Food and Drug Administration v....

03.12.2024 10

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Kentucky Seizes People's Booze, Auctions It Off To Fund Anti-Booze Group

Kentucky Jack Nicastro | 11.27.2024 4:52 PM The Kentucky Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) launched its first online auction of...

28.11.2024 4

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Hanover Police Selectively Enforce Underage Drinking Laws Against Dartmouth Students

Law enforcement Jack Nicastro | 11.26.2024 12:26 PM The Hanover Police Department brought charges against two Dartmouth College juniors and the...

26.11.2024 3

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Forcing Google To Sell Chrome and Android Won't Make its Search Engine Less Popular

Antitrust Jack Nicastro | 11.22.2024 1:06 PM The Department of Justice (DOJ) is trying to force Google to sell Chrome after a federal judge ruled...

22.11.2024 3

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California Bucks Alaska and Missouri by Rejecting Minimum Wage Ballot Initiative

Economics Jack Nicastro | 11.20.2024 10:30 AM Californians have voted against increasing the state's minimum wage, despite raising that of fast...

20.11.2024 2

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Brazilian President Blames Markets for Inequality. He's Wrong.

Economics Jack Nicastro | 11.20.2024 9:45 AM Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva railed against free markets at the Group of 20 (G20)...

20.11.2024 10

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European Commission Fines Meta for Serving Consumers

European Union Jack Nicastro | 11.18.2024 12:30 PM The European Commission recently fined Meta 798 million euros—about $841 million—for "tying"...

18.11.2024 6

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Feds Approve $80 Million Budget for 'Private' Horse Racing Regulator

Government Spending Jack Nicastro | 11.13.2024 4:15 PM The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) approved the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority's...

14.11.2024 5

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Jet Blue and American Airlines Guilty in Antitrust Suit, Despite No Clear Harm to Consumers

Antitrust Jack Nicastro | 11.13.2024 11:15 AM American Airlines and Jet Blue violated the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890, a federal appeals court...

13.11.2024 1

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Judge Dismisses Copyright Lawsuit Against OpenAI

Artificial Intelligence Jack Nicastro | 11.11.2024 10:30 AM U.S. District Court Judge Colleen McMahon has dismissed a copyright lawsuit against...

11.11.2024 2

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Colorado Might Allow More People To Provide Veterinary Care

Ballot Initiatives Jack Nicastro | 11.6.2024 2:59 PM Colorado is set to pass Proposition 129, with 72 percent of votes counted at the time of...

07.11.2024 8

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Washington Sued for 'Racially Conscious' Homeownership Program

Constitutional Interpretation Jack Nicastro | 11.1.2024 3:45 PM The Foundation Against Intolerance and Racism (FAIR) submitted a complaint on...

02.11.2024 20

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To Get Through the Election, Use Ozempic

Election 2024 Jack Nicastro | 10.30.2024 4:00 PM The two major party candidates provide ample reasons for pessimism about the future of the...

30.10.2024 2

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Exempting Favored Industries is the Wrong Way to Fix NEPA

Environmental Law Jack Nicastro | 10.30.2024 11:45 AM President Joe Biden signed the Building Chips in America Act into law on October 2, exempting...

30.10.2024 3

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Illinois Scholarship Program Explicitly Excludes White Applicants

14th Amendment Jack Nicastro | 10.24.2024 10:08 AM The Minority Teachers for Illinois Scholarship Program violates the 14th Amendment, alleges the...

24.10.2024 3

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The Feds' Chinese Investment Ban Will Harm America, Not China

Technology Jack Nicastro | 10.23.2024 10:41 AM The Treasury's Office of Investment Security (OIS) is set to publish its final rule restricting U.S....

23.10.2024 10

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Feds Launch Investigation Into Tesla Over a Single Fatality

Regulation Jack Nicastro | 10.21.2024 4:49 PM The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) opened an investigation into Tesla on...

22.10.2024 20

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Justice Department Sues To Force South Bend To Hold Police to Lower Standards

Department of Justice Jack Nicastro | 10.17.2024 5:07 PM The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a complaint on October 11 in the United States...

18.10.2024 20

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FEMA Should Stick to Disaster Recovery and Quit Social Engineering

FEMA Jack Nicastro | 10.10.2024 4:15 PM The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has received praise and scorn for its responses to...

11.10.2024 20

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How Milton Friedman Can Help Us Get Through Hurricane Milton

Hurricanes Jack Nicastro | 10.8.2024 10:05 AM Hurricane Milton is set to make landfall on Wednesday between Cedar Key and Naples, Florida,...

08.10.2024 20

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Federal 'Buy American' Rules Cost Over $100,000 Per Job Created

Protectionism Jack Nicastro | 10.4.2024 11:37 AM In a rare instance of agreement, Republicans and Democrats have converged on the idea that "Buy...

04.10.2024 4

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J.D. Vance Is Wrong: Congress Is Indeed 'a High-Class Debating Society'

Congress Jack Nicastro | 10.2.2024 4:18 PM Sen. J.D. Vance (R–Ohio) attempted to shield the Trump administration from criticism during the vice...

02.10.2024 3

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