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The Mercatus Center at is the world’s premier university source for market-oriented ideas.
Arlington, VAmercatus.orgJoined May 2008

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"Americans can enjoy seeing LIV golfers at the Masters while condemning the Saudis’ human rights records. They can also maintain economic relations with China while trying to tackle security concerns posed by Beijing."
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"Advocates for housing production... will benefit from familiarizing themselves with the latest housing supply news and findings. As researchers delve deeper into these vital questions, the case for housing abundance only grows stronger."
"Even with constant attention on inflation and whether the Federal Reserve will bring meaningful relief, it’s interesting that our elected leaders seem unwilling to connect the dots linking politically popular tariffs to higher consumer prices."
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"ADUs are an attractive reform option because these units can rent for hundreds of dollars less than apartments in the same neighborhood... both the overall policy landscape and conditions on the ground can affect the number of ADUs built."
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"Politicians today could learn from McGovern's epiphany and honesty. An excessive amount of government will only stifle entrepreneurs and prevent long-term policy goals from ever playing out. It will also get in the way of the government itself."
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"From the perspective of making more lower-cost housing feasible to build, the relative importance of legalizing ADUs depends on the suitability of existing single-family houses and lots to accommodate extra units."
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"In the end, the digital asset sector stands to benefit from the recent turbulence by learning from market discipline, something which the traditional banking sector has systematically escaped over the years due to regulatory and political bailouts."
"Perhaps it is time for a fundamental rethink of how America conducts its fiscal policy... a solution that institutionalizes a monetary dominant regime: fiscal behavior that is compatible with an inflation-targeting monetary policy."
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"As a political document, the White House’s Medicare framework sets the country back by making it less likely the parties can cooperate on much-needed reforms. It’s a shell game, with American voters as the mark."
"Politicians today could learn from McGovern's epiphany and honesty. An excessive amount of government will only stifle entrepreneurs and prevent long-term policy goals from ever playing out. It will also get in the way of the government itself."
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