Five Myths about Economic Inequality in America
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Economic inequality has risen to the top of the political agenda, championed by political candidates and best-selling...
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Unconventional monetary policy—characterized by “zero interest rate policy” (ZIRP) and “quantitative easing” (QE), along with macro-prudential regulation—has increased the power of central banks in the United States, Japan, and Europe. In the new issue of Cato Journal, contributors revisit the thinking behind unconventional monetary policy and the “new monetary framework,” make the case for transparent monetary rules versus foggy discretion, and point to the distortions generated by ultra-low interest rates and preferential credit allocation.
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Fall Fables and Fallacies: The Truth about Income Inequality
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What’s a Faithful Electoral College Elector to Do?
September 9, 2016
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North Korea’s Big Nuclear Test: What Do We Do Now?
Improvements in the DPRK’s nuclear arsenal create new risks that the United States must address, but deterrence is not dead.
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Another Lesson from Bastiat: So-Called Employment Protection Legislation Is Bad News for Workers
According to the research of a French economists, high levels of rules and regulations cause employers to substitute capital for labor, with low-skilled workers suffering the most.
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The Tyranny of Silence
When the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten published the cartoons of the prophet Muhammad in 2005, Denmark found itself at the center of a global battle about the freedom of speech. The paper’s culture editor, Flemming Rose, defended the decision to print the 12 drawings, and he quickly came to play a central part in the debate about the limitations to freedom of speech in the 21st century. In The Tyranny of Silence, Flemming Rose provides a personal account of an event that has shaped the debate about what it means to be a citizen in a democracy and how to coexist in a world that is increasingly multicultural, multireligious, and multiethnic.
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