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The Real March Madness: Costly Subsidies for College Hoops
The excitement of the NCAA tournament continues this weekend with the Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight, but the final four schools in terms of athletic subsidies have already been decided. While all of...
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Sweet Deals for Sweet Sixteen Athletes
The UCLA men’s basketball team faces a tall task Thursday night when they play overall #1 seed Florida in the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. Win or lose, UCLA students and...
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How Obama Can Help, Not Hurt, Women in Today's Economy
With the publication of a new White House report titled The Impact of Raising the Minimum Wage on Women, President Obama is trying get women to support raising the hourly minimum wage from $7.25 to...
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To Reverse the Decline in Labor Force Participation, Grow the Economy
For the first time since 1978, the United Kingdom has a higher overall labor force participation rate than the United States. However, since 2002, labor market activity for those in their prime working...
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'Paycheck Fairness' Will Lead to Fewer Paychecks, Less Fairness
On April Fools' Day the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions is holding a hearing on the Paycheck Fairness Act, sponsored by Senator Barbara Mikulski, who will reportedly chair the...
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Another Perspective on America's Supersized Corporate Tax Rate
With April 15th only two weeks away, many Americans are focusing on filing their individual income tax returns. However, a National Bureau of Economic Research working paper reiterates the burden of...
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House of Cards Blackmails Maryland Taxpayers
While many Netflix subscribers have been binge-watching House of Cards since Season Two premiered in February, the show’s producers have been binging on Maryland taxpayers’ money. Through its first two...
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Opponents of Natural Gas Exports Have It All Wrong
Americans opposed to the export of U.S. natural gas give many reasons for their position. But almost all of them are wrong.The problem is that people underestimate the amount of this country’s natural...
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What’s Behind the Encouraging Jobs Report?
The March jobs report, released April 4, shows strong labor market growth, with an increase in the labor force participation rate, 192,000 more jobs created according to the payroll survey, and 476,000...
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Europe’s Monetary Mistake
Unwelcome monetary conditions hold sway in the Euro Area, where the European Central Bank has allowed money supply growth to fall precipitously. This is causing unnecessary stress for European workers...
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When a Republican Runs Obamacare
Though it is admittedly hard to imagine at the moment, a Republican could actually win the White House again someday.That thought raises an interesting question: what would happen to Obamacare under...
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To Boost the Economy, Let the Unemployment Bill Die
The House of Representatives has the opportunity to stall the economic recovery by following the Senate and passing an extension of unemployment insurance benefits. Or, the House could help the economy...
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The Secret Assumptions Behind Federal Budgets
Our national dialogue over federal policy suffers from a huge information gap when it comes to understanding the federal budget. This information gap afflicts not only the general public as well as...
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Rising Prison Population Has Nothing To Do With Economic Recovery
A recent article by Robin Harding in the Financial Times made the dubious claim that “the millions sent to prison in the U.S., and their subsequent struggle to find work, are a crucial reason for...
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One Dem’s Equal-Pay Day War on a Woman
Rhode Island is a great state with friendly, hospitable people. Sadly, Rhode Island has the highest unemployment rate in the United States at 9.0 percent. The state needs some help.On Tuesday, the...
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Exporting Natural Gas Won’t Reduce America’s Energy Advantage
Russia’s continued display of political aggression in Ukraine has some calling for increased exports of U.S. natural gas. Doing so would send an immediate signal to the world that the United States...
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FDA: Killing in the Name of Safety
The recent outbreak of meningitis in Los Angeles has led to the deaths of three young men. The affected gay community has been encouraging people to get vaccinated and is even offering vaccinations...
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CVS, Walgreens Get Helping Hand from Obama
As the Affordable Care Act reshuffles the health-care deck, some of the winners are walk-in clinics in drugstores and supermarkets, which offer treatments for simple illnesses and provide some...
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Making Central Banks More Resistant to Political Pressures and Fads
Over the first 100 years of Federal Reserve System history, the United States enjoyed both price stability and the absence of banking crises in only about a quarter of those years. Two main influences...
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Over the first 100 years of Federal Reserve System history, the United States enjoyed both price stability and the absence of banking crises in only about a quarter of those years. Allan Meltzer’s...
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