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What Life Would Be Like on Planet Bernie

  Tom Schatz, President, Citizens Against Government Waste   In a galaxy not too far away and a little too close to Earth lies Planet Bernie.    Everything is free from birth to death.  There is a government program for education, medical care, housing, and...

Cut hidden fuel subsidies to fight climate change

  “The European Green Deal must cut hidden fossil fuel subsidies” By Simone Tagliapietra, courtesy of the Bruegel Institute   One of the basic ideas in economics is that you tend to get the best results if people or firms that take decisions have to take...

How to encourage more women to enter STEM fields

  “Five Lessons for Aspiring Female Scientists”   “STEM students will not only shape the world of tomorrow, they will occupy the heights of a digital economy characterized by ever-greater complexity, wielding enormous power through the knowledge and...

Reject a government takeover of consumer lending

  By Phil Kerpen, courtesy of American Commitment   Price controls don’t work, cause shortages, and have precipitated economic disaster in every sector and jurisdiction that has attempted to impose them on any significant scale.  But their braindead simplicity –...

Are Solar Panel Mandates Helping Consumers Save Money?

  By Krisztina Pusok and Ana Diaz, American Consumer Institute   California’s solar energy mandate was officially implemented at the beginning of this year, making the Golden state the first in the nation to implement a law that obligates all newly constructed houses...