Walter Donway
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China’s Rare Earth ‘Monopoly’ — and Why Markets Will Break It
With its recent announcement of a trade deal with China, the White House intended to reassure markets, manufacturers, and the…
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The Nationalization of AI Threatens Innovation and the American Mind
Reports in early December indicate that President Donald J. Trump is preparing to sign an executive order that would block…
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America’s Next Industrial Geography: Wherever the Power Is Cheap
On Capitol Hill this week, five Democratic senators accused the Trump administration of “sweetheart deals with Big Tech” that have…
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Oil Prices Tumble As Competition Revives Supply
When a sharply lower price per gallon pops up at local gasoline pumps, it can induce a momentary cognitive dissonance.…
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Meta on Trial—But Free Enterprise Is the Real Defendant
The Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust trial of Meta Platforms, Inc. — parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp — that…
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PBS and NPR: A Free Press Doesn’t Need a Government Budget Line
On May 1, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order instructing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) and all…
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High-Stakes Gamble: Is College Still Worth It?
My son says “College is bullshit” — and he’s only 10 years old — my physician told me. The boy…
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Is Bitcoin Ready To Retire Gold?
Gold has won the competition — a plebiscite as long-running as established civilizations — to be crowned mankind’s universal choice…
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Retaliatory Tariffs? Again?
It must be frustrating to be an economist. Theoretical discussions and arguments about tariffs date back to at least the…
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NIH: The $47-Billion Sacred Cow Is Scared
Tocsins are ringing over the Trump administration’s initial attempts to rein in the National Institutes of Health (NIH) $47 billion…
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