THE PHILIPPINES will focus on attracting investment in priority sectors like mining, semiconductors, and artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled data centers. “For the next three…
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Tariff Advocates Rarely Talk About Consumers, the Linchpin of Capitalism and Freedom
Michael Chapman Politicians who support tariffs and other forms of government intervention in the economy frequently emphasize reshoring, trade deficits, cheap imports, and…
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Alex Nowrasteh The Trump administration is considering American intervention on the side of Israel in its war against Iran. My colleagues have persuasively…
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Jeffrey Miron Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Secretary of Health and Human Services, recently fired all seventeen members of the CDC’s Advisory Committee…
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Jai Kedia Politicians love to blame the Fed when the economy goes south, and recent weeks have been an exception only in the…
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Social Security’s Unfunded Obligation Now at $28 Trillion: It’s Time to Rethink the Program
Romina Boccia and Ivane Nachkebia The Social Security Trustees released their annual report today—and the outlook is bleak. The program is barreling toward…
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New Report Analyzing Meta’s Oversight Board Finds Mixed Impact in Advancing Free Expression
David Inserra I recently published a working paper that examines the effectiveness of Meta’s Oversight Board in driving pro-expression norms and principles by…
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THE Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) said it is possible the government may have to adjust the bureau’s P3.232-trillion collection target for 2025 to bring…
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SUGAR production breached the 2 million metric ton (MMT) mark weeks before the end of the milling season, the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA)…
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THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said the extension of US tariff negotiations beyond July 8 will be favorable for the Philippines…