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    "Poverty, malnutrition, illiteracy, child labor & infant mortality are falling faster than at any other time in human history ... The golden age is now." —

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    "Policymakers should not adopt paid parental leave policies. Instead, they should consider improving workers’ lives through reforms that increase economic efficiency, remove barriers to flexible work, and increase choice.” —

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    Oct 2

    Is there a case for government action: Yes! Governments should reduce taxes and regulations to make parenting easier and less costly.

    NEW REPORT: Parental Leave: Is There a Case for Government Action? via
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    "The increase in the United States’ economic freedom score is welcome, but it remains notably below the level it enjoyed at the beginning of this century.” —

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    Sep 12

    The Jones Act renders US companies less competitive, sailors and fishermen are forced to operate more-dangerous vehicles, and the environment takes a heavier as more fuel is burned. The Jones Act needs to go sleep with the fished.

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    12 hours ago

    . is hosting an inaugural art exhibition April 11,2019-June 14,2019. Visit for more information.

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    10 hours ago

    Randal O'Toole discusses The Fading Relevance of Mass Transit

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  8. 10 hours ago

    The American Dream is still alive: America’s overly generous welfare state has not stopped immigrants from assimilating into the U.S. economy...

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    NEW STUDY: America’s overly generous welfare state has not stopped immigrants from assimilating into the U.S. economy.

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  10. 10 hours ago

    Read 's research here...

    For example, there is evidence that women are less likely to be hired or promoted under government paid leave. This might partially explain why women are more likely to be managers in the U.S. than other OECD countries.
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  11. 11 hours ago

    NEW STUDY: Government supported paid leave could likely result in wage or benefit reductions, increased female unemployment, & reduced professional opportunities for women.

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  12. 11 hours ago

    Trying to figure out the new USMCA? 's explains everything you need to know in this helpful thread...

    A thread on NAFTA 2.0's Good, Bad & Ugly: First, a BIG caveat: there's a lot here, & it'll take time to draw definitive technical conclusions (esp given how the agreement is posted ). These are just initial opinions & subject to change as details emerge /1
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    NEW STUDY: In most cases, immigrant wages rise to the level of native-born Americans in about two decades.

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    Oct 3

    I hope he understands there's a better solution...

    Today, my Administration provided HISTORIC levels of funding to improve school safety through STOP School Violence grants – a top priority for . I am committed to keeping our children SAFE in their schools!
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    Sep 27

    .: Often times, when militant leaders are arrested and tried, civilian courts release them for a lack of evidence or declaring evidence impermissible.

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    Sep 27

    The civilian side of countering militant groups is not only listening to the military on strategy, but is complicit in its selectivity in which groups to go after, says .

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    Oct 3

    Canada is considering an outright ban on allowing plasma centers to pay Canadians for blood plasma. Why? discusses Canada’s potential crisis in plasma.

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    Sep 27

    Robin Raphel: "We really need to draw Pakistanis into a serious negotiation to get them to help define how the fighting can be deescalated, what kind of settlement in Afghanistan would be acceptable to them and to other countries in the region."

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    Sep 27

    .: "Pakistan has a policy of militant sponsorship, it sponsors militant groups, but that's not just associated with its relationship to the United States."

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    Sep 27

    .: It is unfortunate that Pakistan sponsors militant groups, but the U.S. cannot get it to stop on its own, and it should stop trying to do so.

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