Dose of Reality: The Effect of State Marijuana Legalizations
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In November 2012 voters in the states of Colorado and Washington approved ballot initiatives that legalized marijuana...
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Restarting Health Reform with Health Savings Accounts
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Unconventional monetary policy—characterized by “zero interest rate policy” (ZIRP) and “quantitative easing” (QE), along with macro-prudential regulation—has increased the power of central banks in the United States, Japan, and Europe. In the new issue of Cato Journal, contributors revisit the thinking behind unconventional monetary policy and the “new monetary framework,” make the case for transparent monetary rules versus foggy discretion, and point to the distortions generated by ultra-low interest rates and preferential credit allocation.
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Daniel J. Ikenson participates in the event “The U.S. is a Trading Nation; many benefit, what about those who don’t?” hosted by the Georgetown Center for Business and Public Policy
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Primed against Primacy: The Restraint Constituency and U.S. Foreign Policy
Looking ahead, the greatest danger to the case for restraint is the interventionist habit of America’s political leaders.More Commentary
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Gerson: If Trump Wins, Blame ObamaCare
“A higher proportion of Americans believe the federal government was behind the 9/11 attacks than believe it has helped them through Obamacare.”
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In Lukewarming: The New Climate Science that Changes Everything, Pat Michaels and Chip Knappenberger explain the real science and spin behind the headlines and come to a provocative conclusion: global warming is not hot—it’s lukewarm. Climate change is real, it is partially man-made, but it is clearer than ever that its impact has been exaggerated—with many predictions now being rendered implausible or impossible. This new paperback edition of the book is an expanded edition of last year’s ebook-only edition of Lukewarming, and includes updates in science and policy following the accords reached at the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris.
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