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🎙️ New Macro Musings: Daniel Bunn of the Tax Foundation joins to unpack the US’s fiscal challenges—from tax reform and tariffs to budget reconciliation and global competitiveness—offering sharp insights on how policy can better promote growth and simplicity. 🎧 Link below (1/2)

The 2017 SALT cap saved roughly $668bn. The expanded cap in the BBB will cost $660bn. Reminder: This is tax transfer from ordinary American taxpayers to the highest-income earners in blue states.

Machine Culture, my new AI policy Substack and podcast, will be launching soon... stay tuned.

What are the conditions for human flourishing? Peter Boettke explored this question in a recent talk at the Friedman Hayek Center, drawing from his new book written with Rosolino Candela, "The Historical Path to Liberty and Human Progress." loom.ly/eJkCwKQ

Are you a high school student interested in learning more about markets and liberty? This online #Mercatus fellowship provide opportunities to engage with renowned faculty and explore complex topics. Apply today! loom.ly/_18tzVs

.Mercatus Center is hiring an Arlington, VA-based External Relations Associate to represent Mercatus at events, meetings, briefings, and conferences, in addition to fielding incoming interview requests. Targeting 1-2 yrs exp. talentmarket.org/mercatus-exter… #TalentMarketJob #LibertyJob

A sustained decline in the dollar's market share in the global economy will mean that US consumers are substantially worse off than they otherwise would be. Agree = 77% Disagree = 2% kentclarkcenter.org/surveys/dollar…

Five Decades of Banking Crises: What Have We Learned? New by Tom Hoenig.

📈 The CBO is underestimating the impact of public debt on interest rates...by a lot. New research from Jack Salmon finds the true effect is likely 2–3x higher than current CBO projections. That has major implications for U.S. fiscal policy. Read more: mercatus.org/research/polic…

Federal fuel economy standards "forced carmakers to manufacture smaller, lighter cars, which resulted in thousands of traffic deaths." Former Competitive Enterprise Institute general counsel Sam Kazman on CAFE's safety tradeoffs: discoursemagazine.com/p/the-federal-…

15% tariff rates, which could theoretically be extended by Congress, would still be very high & damaging, but the certainty they could not go higher would be a welcome relief. Hopefully, Congress would also not extend them.

The future of work isn’t just about adapting to machines—it’s about rediscovering what only humans can do. In Part II of our AI & labor series, Revana Sharfuddin explores how we can build a more connected, resilient, and human-centered economy. 🔗liyapalagashvili.substack.com/p/a-market-dri…

Why LLMs make certain mistakes marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolu…

Almost forgot that this is the whole point. 🤝 Today at the Fairfax County Small Business Forum, sharing ideas and research on AI and labor market transformation. Our role in this age will be being in the room where conversations happen. Connection is our comparative advantage.

What is the biggest threat to Fed independence? In my latest newsletter, I argue it is not political attacks, mission creep, or operating losses. Rather, it’s the looming risk of fiscal dominance driven by dire fiscal outlook. Link below: (1/2)

Debt Denial Has Always Been a Delusion, Now It’s Dangerous Previous debt deniers are now joining the fight against reckless government spending Latest by Veronique de Rugy theunseenandtheunsaid.com/p/debt-denial-…

Why does the United States have the lowest prices in the developed world for most drugs? Because of the careful design of the market for generic drugs. marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolu…

Excellent from ⁦Jack Salmon⁩ Federal debt creates invisible tax on mortgages and loans for American families | Fox News foxnews.com/opinion/invisi…

Economics professor tylercowen has been named one of TIME magazine’s 100 most influential people in philanthropy for his work with Emergent Ventures and Mercatus Center. Congratulations, Professor Cowen! 🎉💚💛 #GeorgeMasonCHSS 🔗 Learn more: chss.gmu.edu/articles/22301

On the growing talk of taxing AI. My new: lnkd.in/e5mmBqSt