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Infographic: Who Really Pays for Tariffs? These Scholars Tracked a Bottle of Wine To Find Out.

Free Trade Infographic: Who Really Pays for Tariffs? These Scholars Tracked a Bottle of Wine To Find Out. Consider it a boozy,...

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Eric Boehm

War and/or Peace

Iran War and/or Peace Plus: back to the moon, one year since "Liberation Day," birthright citizenship at the Supreme Court,...

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A Year After 'Liberation Day,' Trump's Tariffs Will Never Be Legitimate Without a Vote in Congress

Free Trade A Year After 'Liberation Day,' Trump's Tariffs Will Never Be Legitimate Without a Vote in Congress The Trump...

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10 Years Ago Today, Trump Promised To Eliminate the National Debt. Instead, It Has Doubled.

Donald Trump 10 Years Ago Today, Trump Promised To Eliminate the National Debt. Instead, It Has Doubled. Trump's ridiculous,...

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Baby Boomers Are the Richest Generation in History. Why Do Politicians Keep Spending More on Them?

Government Spending You Are Paying for Retirees' Lavish Lifestyles How America's old-age entitlement system became a sprawling...

30.03.2026 2

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Why Democrats Should Talk About Trump's Tariffs as a 'Threat to the Rule of Law'

Free Trade Why Democrats Should Talk About Trump's Tariffs as a 'Threat to the Rule of Law' Rep. Jimmy Panetta says Democrats have...

27.03.2026 4

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America's Deeply Unserious Federal Government Is Becoming a Real Problem

Federal government America's Deeply Unserious Federal Government Is Becoming a Real Problem From long TSA lines to air traffic...

26.03.2026 8

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Facebook Guilty

Reason Roundup Facebook Guilty Plus: Trump declares victory over Iran again, Afroman trial reflections, and more... ...

25.03.2026 7

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'What Are the Goals?' Some Republicans Questioning $200 Billion for Iran War.

War 'What Are the Goals?' Some Republicans Questioning $200 Billion for Iran War. With the Pentagon's track record, lawmakers are...

24.03.2026 10

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Have an ICE Flight

TSA Have an ICE Flight Plus: Trump seems to back down from his Iranian ultimatum, Lindsey Graham is eager for another Iwo Jima, and...

23.03.2026 6

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Blame U.S. Regulations for China's Dominance in Rare-Earth Minerals

Economics Blame U.S. Regulations for China's Dominance in Rare-Earth Minerals America once dominated the rare-earth market, but...

21.03.2026 10

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Trump's Temporary Waiver of the Jones Act Only Illustrates Why the Law Should Be Permanently Trashed

Free Trade Trump's Temporary Waiver of the Jones Act Only Illustrates Why the Law Should Be Permanently Trashed The Trump...

18.03.2026 7

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Iran War Leaves Helium Supply Chains Up in the Air

Iran Iran War Leaves Helium Supply Chains Up in the Air About 30 percent of the world's helium supply depends on the Strait of...

16.03.2026 7

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The Trump Administration Just Declared All Foreign Exports Unfair

Free Trade The Trump Administration Just Declared All Foreign Exports Unfair By the administration's logic, Iowa is hurting Arizona...

12.03.2026 7

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Trump Goes to War

Thomas Massie Trump Goes to War Plus: Donald Trump vs. Thomas Massie, Republicans preparing to kill the filibuster for a very dumb...

12.03.2026 9

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War Rations

Government Spending War Rations Plus: Pete Hegseth spends millions on lobster tail and rib-eye steak, oil prices go for another...

11.03.2026 9

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March Madness

War March Madness Plus: A seventh American has been killed in the Iran conflict, the U.S. is almost certainly responsible for...

09.03.2026 9

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Tony Gilroy on Andor, the Force, and Authoritarianism

Television Tony Gilroy on Andor, the Force, and Authoritarianism "The concept of the show was to talk about what happens when...

08.03.2026 50

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The Federal Government Was Told To Make a List of Everything It Funds. 15 Years Later, There Still Isn't One.

Government Spending The Federal Government Was Told To Make a List of Everything It Funds. 15 Years Later, There Still Isn't One. A...

06.03.2026 7

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Lawsuit: Trump's Newest Tariffs Are an 'Exercise of Completely Unrestrained Executive Power'

Free Trade Lawsuit: Trump's Newest Tariffs Are an 'Exercise of Completely Unrestrained Executive Power' The lawsuit, filed by...

05.03.2026 6

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After Paying Illegal Tariffs, Will Small Businesses Get a Refund? 'I'm Not Holding My Breath.'

Free Trade After Paying Illegal Tariffs, Will Small Businesses Get a Refund? 'I'm Not Holding My Breath.' Even if the refunds are...

05.03.2026 7

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A Few Republicans Think War With Iran Is a Bad Idea

Iran A Few Republicans Think War With Iran Is a Bad Idea "I mean, look, America is a republic, not an empire," Rep. Warren Davidson...

04.03.2026 30

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States and Local Governments Are Still Sitting on Billions of Dollars of 'Emergency' COVID Relief

13.02.2026 10

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The U.S. House Just Voted To Stop Trump's 'Emergency' Tariffs on Imports From Canada

12.02.2026 10

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Interest on the National Debt Will Cost $16 Trillion Over the Next 10 Years

12.02.2026 30

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Claiming Bad Bunny Isn't Successful Is as Foolish As Claiming He Isn't American

09.02.2026 10

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So Much for Abolishing the Department of Education

06.02.2026 50

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'I Think DHS Is Going To Be Shut Down for a While'

04.02.2026 10

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Trump Claims His Tariffs Have 'Brought America Back.' Here Are 3 Things He Got Wrong.

02.02.2026 50

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Key Inflation Metric Hits 3 Percent, Despite Trump's Claim That Rising Prices Are 'Solved'

31.01.2026 10

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Scott Bessent Says Construction Jobs Are Booming Under Trump's Tariffs. Government Data Show the Opposite.

29.01.2026 5

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The Real Reason You Pay for NFL Stadiums

28.01.2026 10

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Tom Homan Isn't the Solution

27.01.2026 7

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Democrats Plan To Block DHS Funding After Minnesota Killing. Republicans Should Join Them.

27.01.2026 40

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Congress Is Aiming To Avoid Another Shutdown by Spending More on Almost Everything

24.01.2026 20

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Flying Is Better Than in the Good Old Days, No Matter How Luxurious Those Old Photos Look

22.01.2026 10

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Mike Johnson Says He Has 'No Intention' of Letting Congress Vote on Trump's Tariffs

22.01.2026 40

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Europe's Biggest Advantage in the Showdown Over Greenland? America's Huge Pile of Debt.

21.01.2026 40

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Seizing Greenland Might Be the Least Popular Idea in American Political History

15.01.2026 30

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'We Cannot Be Afraid To Do Something Because the Left Might Do It in the Future'

15.01.2026 30

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Can We Save American History From Partisan Politics?

14.01.2026 20

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Trump's War on Interest Rates

13.01.2026 10

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New Federal Guidelines for Booze Got It Right

08.01.2026 8

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Trump Wants To Seize Greenland Because He Doesn't Understand Trade

07.01.2026 10

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Did Marco Rubio Lie to Congress About Venezuela?

05.01.2026 10

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Trump Should Have Tried To Get Congressional Authorization If He Wanted To Strike Venezuela and Capture Maduro

03.01.2026 30

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The Big Lesson of the 2020s? Don't Ignore the Economists.

31.12.2025 10

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The Politics of Permanent Outrage

30.12.2025 7

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The Minnesota Welfare Fraud Story Is Really About a Broken Medicaid Bureaucracy

30.12.2025 9

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Trump's Economic Adviser Says Tariff Refunds Would Be 'Very Complicated' and Unlikely

23.12.2025 7

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