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In the ongoing debate over America's trade policy, politicians and pundits often claim that the public supports tariffs and other protectionist measures, such as those given to us by the Trump and Biden administrations. A new Cato Institute poll, however, reveals a more complex picture: Americans might like the idea of tariffs and "Buy American" policies, but their support shrinks when confronted with higher prices and other negative consequences. This disconnect—between abstract preferences and real-world actions with concrete downsides—challenges the protectionist narrative currently dominat...
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Happy Tuesday and welcome to another edition of Rent Free. This week's stories include: Vice President and presumptive Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris is rushing to moderate her former progressive position—except on rent control.California Gov. Gavin Newsom has issued an executive order intended to speed up the development of infill housing. Will it do any good?A study looks at the tendency to just keep adding more regulation.But first, our lead story about a development moratorium in Minnesota motivated by standard NIMBYism, and potentially something much darker. A Town Revolt...
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Lost amid the drive to expand alcohol delivery in the wake of COVID-19 has been the corresponding push—actually starting even before the pandemic—to allow more types of stores to sell alcohol. While more and more states have allowed grocery stores to sell booze in recent years, these efforts have been fiercely resisted by independent liquor store owners who claim that their small businesses will be forced to shutter if large chain retailers are suddenly able to sell alcohol. Up until now, these debates have largely been devoid of actual data, but new empirical research has been published showi...
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President Joe Biden's performance in his June 27 debate with Donald Trump was so bad that it ultimately resulted in his withdrawal from the election. It was also so bad that it distracted attention from his opponent's flagrant prevarications. But Trump's longstanding tendency to make stuff up, to the point that you have to discount almost anything he says by at least 90 percent, should not be dismissed as a personal quirk or standard political practice. While politicians commonly bend the truth, Trump routinely bends it to the breaking point, saying things that are not accurate by any stretch ...
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A federal judge last week ruled that a Colorado church can continue offering temporary shelter to homeless people after the town of Castle Rock leveraged its zoning code to put a stop to the charity program. In May, the Church of the Rock filed a lawsuit against the town, asserting that the town's prohibition of the shelter program violates both the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA) and the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment. The decision, handed down by Judge Daniel D. Domenico of the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, concluded that the chu...
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Argentine President Javier Milei's economic reforms were signed into law and immediately went into effect on Monday, marking the beginning of an era of privatization and deregulation aimed at revitalizing the country's struggling economy. Milei, alongside Chief of Cabinet Guillermo Francos and Minister of Economy Luis Caputo, signed the comprehensive reform package and its accompanying fiscal package this morning. "Argentina is immersed in a serious and deep economic, financial, fiscal, social, pension, security, defense, tariff, energy, health and social crisis without precedent, which affect...
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Argentine President Javier Milei's comprehensive reform package was narrowly approved in the Senate late on Wednesday, as protests against his measures turned violent in Buenos Aires. Following an 11-hour debate, senators voted 37–36 in favor of Milei's tax reforms and an omnibus bill. The motion was initially tied 36–36, but Vice President Victoria Villarruel, the head of the chamber, cast the decisive vote. "For those Argentines who suffer, who wait, who do not want to see their children leave the country…my vote is affirmative," Villarruel said. Last December, Milei introduced his extensive...
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