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The Daily EconomyPaying even a modest fare signals that the service has worth. Without that signal, transit quickly attract vandals and lawless behavior.
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The Daily EconomyPower-hungry partisans want to carve out a “hate speech” exception to the First Amendment. But there is no such exception. Protecting the speech we hate is the only way to preserve the freedom we love.
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The Daily EconomyWhat the airline industry needs isn’t more activist meddling — just the freedom to compete through mergers, partnerships, and innovation.
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The Daily EconomyTocqueville warned that freedom can erode not by force, but through the quiet surrender of responsibility.
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The Daily EconomyFrom Eccles to Greenspan to Yellen, history suggests politically seasoned Fed officials are the rule rather than the exception.
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The Daily EconomyAustin’s independent spirit — and a billion dollars in voucher funding — will reshape classrooms and challenge government’s monopoly on childhood.
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