Book Review: Ed Zwick's "Hits, Flops and Other Illusions"
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Category: Commentary
The Path Forward From Tariff Uncertainty That Saps Ingenuity
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Community Banks Don't Need Regulatory Favoritism, They Need Relief
[ad_1] Poor financial policies have destabilized community banking for too long with excessive regulation and insufficient relief. 2023 saw the…
Do We Still Really Need the Bureau of Labor Statistics?
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Dear Conservatives: the Universities Didn't Do It, Neither Did Hollywood
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If E.J. Antoni Is As Bad As His Critics Say, We All Win
[ad_1] Harvard professor Jason Furman says E.J. Antoni “is completely unqualified to be BLS Commissioner.” Furman’s view is the consensus,…
Tragic Cases Are Gut Wrenching, While Frequently Perverting the Law
[ad_1] Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. famously said "hard cases make bad law." Few cases are harder than one where the plaintiff…
To Empty the U.S.'s Borders, Legalize the Arrival of Workers
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It's Not True That the OBBBA Is 'Broadly Unpopular'
[ad_1] According to the national media, the Republican tax bill is widely disliked by the American public. A New York…
DEI Undermines Merit, Sows Division, Weakens Companies
[ad_1] The defenders of corporate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs cannot stop twisting the truth. Their arguments are so…