Machado’s Return Changes Everything in Venezuela

Ian Vásquez

A National Security Rationale for Meddling In the Midterms?

Walter Olson The Trump administration has fared poorly in court in its attempts to shape the midterms to its political advantage, and its

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It’s Time to Get Rid of Debit Fee Price Controls

Solveig Singleton Merchants pay fees to debit card networks (called “swipe” or “interchange” fees) each time a consumer uses a card. In 2010,

High Tariffs Are Not Just Bad Economics but Bad Politics, Too

Alfredo Carrillo Obregon For nearly a decade, the conventional wisdom in Washington has been that protectionism is good for electoral politics. Most notably,

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Adam N. Michel The most common response I hear when discussing the historical experimentation, failure, and repeal of global wealth taxes is, “What

Brazil’s Democracy Is in Trouble—It Has Been for a While

Marcos Falcone