Jimmy Alfonso Licon
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Immigration Arrest Quotas Undermine ICE’s Mission
One of the most robust findings in economics is that, with few exceptions, people respond to incentives, rather than intentions…
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The Second Information Revolution: How AI Makes Liberal Societies Both Stronger and Weaker
Liberal societies have celebrated their openness. Public records, hearings, and archives are available to anyone who wishes to look, but…
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How Self-Interest Civilizes Politics
Why do people vote, protest, or boycott, when their individual actions almost never change political outcomes? Economists have long emphasized…
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Only Lobbying and Self-Deception Can Keep Tariffs Alive
In early 2025, National Review reported that lobbying expenditures on tariffs had jumped an astonishing 277 percent over the prior…
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What Japan’s Struggling Rice Market Teaches Us About US Tariffs
Japan eats a lot of rice. And it imposes tariffs on foreign rice to protect domestic producers — sometimes as…
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What Greta and the Pope Don’t Grasp about Degrowth
The Holy Father is head of one of the largest religions on Earth. He also endorses an academic and social…
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Helping Social Security by Helping Yourself
"Not retiring — instead, doing age-appropriate jobs — is at least a partial solution to the prospect of an insolvent…
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