Some Unpleasant Arithmetic
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This week's protests are the biggest mobilization the island has seen since the 1990s
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People frequently believe combatting climate change and economic development are incompatible. They're wrong
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Competition is down throughout the US economy, and its consequences are disastrous. The White House is on it. 
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COVID started a global conversation about vaccines. There's a bigger picture we've been missing.
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Land use restrictions haven't just made housing more expensive. They're making everything else worse too.
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A year ago, Argentina capped rent increases. It didn't work. Have other places been more successful?
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Investment funds are buying up houses. That's not why they're expensive.
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The US spends far less on welfare than other developed nations. Why?
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Men make more than women. Why?
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The Argentinian government has banned meat exports. It's a terrible idea.
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Does immigration lower wages? No. Does it cause unemployment? Also no.
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The Catholic University of Argentina released its 2020 poverty report. It's not pretty.
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