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Juneteenth Could Be a Casualty of DEI — and That’s a Tragedy
The celebration of black emancipation deserved better advocates than the ones it got. One comment I get very often when I speak to people involved in conversations around DEI is, […]
Fed Holds Rates Steady Amid Economic Uncertainty
Yesterday, the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy committee kept the target range for its policy interest rate at 4.25 to 4.5 percent, unchanged since December 2024. The decision came as no […]
Can Bureaucracy Love Science? ‘Bethesda Declaration’ Reveals NIH’s Culture Crisis
On June 9, about 300 employees of the National Institutes of Health, representing all 27 NIH institutes, issued a letter they called the “Bethesda Declaration,” calling on NIH director Jay […]
Canada’s Digital Services Tax is Unfair to the US — Congress Noticed
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), intended to lower the tax burden for Americans and thus to stimulate growth, contains one provision that has caused much alarm in Canada […]
Sunnova Bankruptcy Signals Tough Times for Solar
One of the largest residential solar installers, Sunnova, went belly up on June 8. The company had over $10 billion in debt and a market cap of over a billion […]
1984’s New Introduction Is a Missed Opportunity
1984 is back in the news. Orwell’s estate recently authorized a 75th anniversary edition of the timeless classic, with a new introduction by literature professor Dolen Perkins-Valdez. Perkins-Valdez’ introduction spends […]
Intersections Between the Bible and Economics
People understandably have misgivings when someone injects the Bible into a discussion of economic issues. The Bible certainly is not an economics text. Its treatment of economic themes is desultory […]
Brown University’s Embarrassing Investigation of Alex Shieh Exposes the Rot of US Universities
Last week, Alex Shieh, a student in Brown University’s class of 2027, testified before Congress. The hearing was focused on antitrust violations in higher education and surging tuition prices. Shieh’s […]
Waller Isn’t Flinching at Tariff Inflation — Here’s Why
In a recent speech delivered in Seoul, South Korea, Federal Reserve Governor Waller offered unique insights into how monetary policymakers should think about the effects of tariffs on both inflation […]
Deficits, Debts, and the Big Beautiful Bill
Imagine a friend of yours who is $456,000 in credit card debt said to you, “I’ve got a plan to make an extra $3,010 per year and get myself back […]
