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Keeping the Towers Open When Government Closes
On most days, America’s air traffic control system is invisible. The radar screens flicker, the controllers thread needles as planes approach and depart, and millions…
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US economy added 64,000 jobs in November but underemployment and stagflation cause concern: CEI analysis
The US Labor Department released its report today on jobs added to the economy in November 2025, a modest gain. But underemployment and the…
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Trump’s AI order: Preempting the states without unleashing Washington
A new Trump executive order, “Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence,” pushes back on most state law and rulemaking affecting AI. Top…
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The Politics of IMF Lending
The Politics of IMF Lending
Full Document Available in PDF I. Introduction The 1983 debate over increasing the funding of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) reflects the…
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Corporate Bankruptcy Needs A Fresh Market Review
Full Article Available in PDF Format THE RECENT SPATE OF bankrupt cies involving large corporations has triggered a new…
The Politics of IMF Lending
How the IMF Could Become a Real S&P for International Debt
Should the U.S, donate an added $8.4 billion- to the International Monetary Fund? IMF opponents, of course, answer “No,” They claim that increased- IMF funding…
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Why Not Abolish Antitrust?
Full Article Available in PDF Format Deregulators appear to be of two minds about antitrust. They denounce the actual practice…