Author: Joseph Kennedy
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Celebrating Adam Smith’s Contributions to Modern Economics Amidst Rising Support for Socialism
Supporters of free-market capitalism are facing difficult times, as advocates of Keynesian economics, Marxism, and welfare-state policies call for deficit spending, tax hikes, fair trade, and overregulation in the name of equality and environmental purity. While the Biden administration’s spending blowout is losing its appeal with voters overall, a Fraser Institute poll finds that those…
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Should Schools Keep Sports Separated by Biological Sex or Allow Students to Compete Based on Gender Identity?
As schools close out one calendar year and prepare for the next, state legislatures are grappling with a question that will have far-reaching consequences: Should schools keep sports separated by biological sex or allow students to compete based on their gender identity? Currently, 22 states have passed laws requiring that only those who are biologically…
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Can Michigan’s New Council Reverse the State’s Economic Decline?
Michigan suffered a severe economic downturn and population losses during the 2000s, a period known as the “Lost Decade.” Although former governor Jennifer Granholm is not to blame for the Great Recession, Michigan fared far worse under her leadership than most other states. Michigan was the only state to lose population between 2000 and 2010,…