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Menu Adjustment in Response to the Minimum Wage: A Return to the New Jersey-Pennsylvania Border
January 8, 2025 | Michael R. Strain and Kerry L. Paaps
Tax Policy Should Prioritize Shoring Up the Family
January 7, 2025 | Scott Winship
More Skilled Immigrants for More Economic Growth
January 7, 2025 | James Pethokoukis
Congress Can Block Student Loan Cancellation—Forever
January 6, 2025 | Preston Cooper
Thanks, Joe Manchin
January 3, 2025 | Matt Weidinger and Robert Doar
Farewell, President Stimulus
December 31, 2024 | Matt Weidinger
What’s behind the unprecedented rise in homelessness, and how can we reverse it?
December 30, 2024 | Kevin Corinth
Why Rent Regulation Remains So Hard to Undo in NYC
December 29, 2024 | Howard Husock
DOGE Can Drive Reforms in America’s Broken Safety Net Programs
December 27, 2024 | Matt Weidinger and Josh Bandoch
Fixing Inflation, Right-Sizing the Federal Government
December 20, 2024 | Scott Winship
Employers Should Drop Hiring Preferences for “Elite 34” Colleges
December 18, 2024 | Preston Cooper
Make America Smart Again: The Jeopardy Test for Graduation
December 17, 2024 | Howard Husock
Letter to the Department of Government Efficiency on Possible Reforms to the US Welfare System
December 17, 2024 | Matt Weidinger and Angela Rachidi
Industrial Policy and Deficits: Dark Clouds for Democratic Capitalism
December 17, 2024 | Michael R. Strain
States Should Drop Accreditation Requirements for New Colleges
December 17, 2024 | Preston Cooper
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Two conservative thinkers clash over whether the middle class is more prosperous than a generation ago.