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global warming
Government regulation is not the only way; consumer-driven incentives can also protect the environment. (Geralt)

Let Consumers Combat Global Warming

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Replace Burdensome Income Taxes With Carbon-Tax Swap

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incarceration nation
Even if countries such as China, North Korea, and Russia fudge numbers, no other developed country comes close to the US incarceration rate. (Pixabay)

America Need Not Be the Incarceration Nation

1170 658 Fergus Hodgson

Over-Criminalization Makes Everyone a Potential Felon

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creative destruction illustration
History is full of examples of technological progress hurting established firms. (Slon)

Creative Destruction: The Proof Is in the Pudding

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Airbnb, Uber Might Themselves Become Obsolete in the Future

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little pink house
Susette Kelo shows how vulnerable individuals are before state officials in cahoots with crony corporations. (Little Pink House)

The Scourge of Eminent Domain Seen on the Big Screen

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‘Little Pink House’ Questions Supreme-Court Ruling against Homeowner

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utah landscape
Salt Lake City and Provo exemplify the positive effects of Utah's tax and labor policies. (Elizabeth Haslam)

Utah Once Again Shows the Way to Prosperity

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Less Government Expenditure, Lower Tax Rates Increase Economic Growth

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us sugar cartel
US sugar program kills three confectionery-manufacturing jobs for each sugar-growing and harvesting job saved. (OpenDemocracy)

The Sugar Cartel versus the American People

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Farm Subsidies a Major Source of Crony Capitalism

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Yale University recently changed the federal code of its economics programs to add the STEM recognition. (Pixabay)

5 Reasons Why Economics Deserves STEM Recognition

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Mathematically-Oriented Discipline Offers Students 21st-Century Skills

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Venezuela’s new highest denomination bill will be 500 “sovereign” bolívares. (ruurmo)

Dollarization the Cure to Venezuela’s Hyperinflation

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Once again, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro exemplifies the wishful thinking that permeates socialist policies. Faced with four-digit hyperinflation and rampant shortages, his grand solution is deleting three zeros from the national currency. Problem…

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anastasio somoza
President Anastasio Somoza of Nicaragua preserved the truth about the US-backed takeover of his small nation. (BBC)

Take the Red Pill on Central America

1170 658 Fergus Hodgson

Anastasio Somoza’s ‘Nicaragua Betrayed’ Crushes Jimmy Carter, Sets the Record Straight

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foreign direct investment competition
Increased competition pressures local firms to learn and update their technology, as Volkswagen is well aware. (Karlls Dambrans)

If You Can’t Beat Foreign Competitors, Copy Them

1170 658 Fergus Hodgson

Spillovers to Domestic Firms Boost Productivity, Benefit Consumers

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