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• China’s Triumph Over Poverty Was Spearheaded by Privatization
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  Jon Miltimore | Saturday, September 14, 2019

  Bernie Sanders is not wrong about China’s success eradicating extreme poverty. But Fan Gang, perhaps China’s most famous economist, in 2005 explained that China’s economic success stemmed from privatizing state enterprises.

• The Leader of the World’s Largest Hedge Fund Says the Economic System That Made Him a Billionaire Is a Threat
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  Doug McCullough | Friday, April 12, 2019

  Capitalism is boring. But capitalism has brought prosperity to this country and lifted people out of extreme poverty around the globe. Overwrought rhetoric that undermines trust in free enterprise is a threat to our prosperity.

• “Trust-Busting” Causes More Problems Than It Solves
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  Ashley Keimach | Wednesday, November 14, 2018

  Not all tech giants are monopolies, and their existence alone does not warrant government interference. It’s true that there are many issues with tech platforms that we must deal with as a society. However, history has proven time and time again that often, “trust-busting” creates more problems than solutions.

• Can Political Freedom Exist Without Virtue? America’s Founders Didn’t Think So.
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  Becky Akers | Sunday, July 1, 2018

  The Founders appreciated that when the State is powerful enough to compel some subjects to pay other subjects’ bills or to wage perpetual war, it is powerful enough to do whatever it pleases.

• Student Loan Debt is Getting Ugly
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  Craig Eyermann | Tuesday, June 26, 2018

  On May 31, 2018, the total public debt outstanding of the U.S. government stood at $21.145 trillion dollars. Of that amount, $1.211 trillion was borrowed so that Uncle Sam could be in the business of making student loans.

• The Laffer Curve: It’s Time to Stop Laughing
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  Morgan Kimbarow | Saturday, March 3, 2018

  The Laffer Curve shows the direct correlation between tax rates and tax revenue. We are finally seeing the Laffer Curve applied in real policy, as well as the predicted results. The new tax plan has significantly lowered taxes and helped stimulate growth for the economy.

• The Pentagon Is Hunting for UFOs. Guess How Much It Costs.
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  Camilo Gómez | Sunday, January 28, 2018

  Aliens are going to have a bad first impression of us if the first humans they meet are government bureaucrats.

• The Fed Desperately Needs to Diet in the New Year
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  Scott Burns | Wednesday, December 27, 2017

  Financial systems play a critical role in driving economic growth. Arguably the most important channel through which finance contributes to growth is through “financial deepening,” or enabling a larger share of the public’s savings to be intermediated by private financial institutions.
• Socialist Policy Tanked Venezuela’s Economy, Not Falling Oil Prices
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  Julian Adorney | Thursday, September 14, 2017

  It’s true that the price of oil fell from around $100 per barrel in 2014 to around $50 in 2017. But falling oil prices didn’t create the poverty we see in Venezuela today. Socialist policies exacerbated the oil crisis. Had Venezuela emulated the economic freedom of nations like Chile, its people would not be starving in the streets.

• How the Founders Dealt with Fake News
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  Jarrett Stepman | Monday, January 2, 2017

  Americans have been better at finding the truth than less free societies. That’s because US institutions protected the free press and free speech.