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Temporary protected status will expire for Salvadorans, so they must return to their poverty- and crime-stricken nation. (FMSC)

Do Third-World Migrants Benefit the United States?

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The Welfare State Offers Perverse Incentives, Clouds Analysis

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Jones Act protectionism means US-made ships are five times as expensive as foreign counterparts. (Jim Bauer)

The Jones Act Needs to Set Sail

1170 658 Fergus Hodgson, CAIA

Regulatory Burden Discourages Innovation, Benefits US Shilp Builders

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mexico groceries market
Inaccessible legal systems lead many if not most people in Mexico and Central America to informal markets. (Jessica Fleming)

How Mexico Can Catch Up

1170 658 Paz Gómez

Decentralization, Flexible Markets, Effective Justice Are Key

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overpopulation
Population density is a non-issue, at least for the foreseeable future. (James Cridland)

The Overpopulation Dog-and-Pony Show

1170 658 Fergus Hodgson, CAIA

Steven Landsburg: The Welfare State Pits People against Each Other

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Coauthors Doug Casey (left) and John Hunt (right) at FreedomFest 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Gage Skidmore)

Doug Casey’s ‘Drug Lord’ Honors the Good Rebel

1170 658 Fergus Hodgson, CAIA

Capitalist Robin Hood Takes On Big Pharma

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Ivan Jankovic, an immigrant from Serbia by way of Canada, teaches economics in North Dakota and has a bone to pick with the Fraser Institute ranking. (Birds of Prey 165)

Fraser Institute Freedom Ranking Belies the America I Know

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The Pitfalls, Limits of Data Come to the Fore

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For those tired of hearing folly in public discourse, Higgs has delivered a well-edited respite. (Canva)

A Libertarian Oasis in a Statist World

1170 658 Fergus Hodgson, CAIA

Robert Higgs Combines Personal Reflections with Economic, Policy Analysis

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gun rights
José Niño says targeted lobbying and political engagement, more than education, has a swift impact. (Hayden Beaumont)

How to Get Legislative Results for Gun Rights

1170 658 Paz Gómez

12 States Pass Constitutional Carry, Thanks to Targeted Activism

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farm bureau
Zippy Duvall (right) meeting with Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue on his first day. (US Department of Agriculture)

The Farm Bureau Is the Swamp

1170 658 Fergus Hodgson, CAIA

$1 Trillion Budget Allocation Embodies Crony Capitalism

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Cuba Town
Outside Miami and the Cuban-American community, few people are aware of the tragedy that Cuba has been since Fidel Castro took power in 1959. (hl_1001)

Why America Is Great and Cuba Is Not

750 450 Fergus Hodgson, CAIA

Autobiography Pushes Back against Deceptive Coverage of the Castros

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