The average skill level of immigrants to the US has gone up a lot over time.

From the new Peri and Caiumi paper on immigration.

This is wrong on the economics, it is wrong on the political economy, it is bad as a matter of national security.

The options are to watch US Steel close in a sad, asphyxiating, bankrupt death or allow a sale to a private company headquartered in one of America’s closest allies.

Costly Ignorance. My new essay for City Journal explaining the origins of governments' new #WarOnPrices , ahead of the launch of the book of that title next week. city-journal.org/article/war-on…

I follow the #ACA very closely, and I was very surprised to see how much Joe Biden's administration's actions have jacked up subsidies to insurers for exchange plans.

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Stepford protesters

This happened today.

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Meet the ‘Emergency Expense Avengers’! 🦸‍♀️ 🦸‍♂️

We’re on a mission to stop emergency spending abuse and restore responsible fiscal norms in Congress.

Veronique de Rugy Kurt Couchman David Ditch Dominik Lett

Mercatus Center Heritage Foundation Cato Institute Americans for Prosperity

Our medium-term fiscal situation is a lot worse than many people have acknowledged. Here are some data points to consider.

Debt held by the public is $27.48 trillion as of Wednesday, or about 97% of GDP. 🧵

Excited to share views on emergency spending with Capitol Hill staff alongside Romina Boccia, Veronique de Rugy, and David Ditch today!

'As Patricia Patnode of CEI.. recently remarked, 'Rather than abolish diesel trains, CARB should stand in awe of these marvels of energy-efficient transportation.''

.Veronique de Rugy spotlights Patricia environmental policy work in the The American Spectator

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If the Democrats believe that the Affordable Connectivity Program is so important that it should be extended, they should offset its cost.

What is it going to be? | Veronique de Rugy

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Packed house for Freedom Conservatism’s Capitol Hill symposium on trade policy featuring ⁦Veronique de Rugy⁩ & ⁦𝙱𝚛𝚢𝚊𝚗 𝚁𝚒𝚕𝚎𝚢 🗽🇺🇸⁩!

Don’t use science fiction to craft public policy for AI. That’s my pitch and the title of my launch essay at Abundance Institute. It’s such an odd thing whenever I hear made up characters and fantasy scenarios as Exhibit A in policy discussions. Thanks to Fox News for publishing it:…

New import tariffs in 2018 on $283 billion in goods had immediate impact on U.S. domestic prices, pushing the CPI 0.3 percent higher than it would have been without the tariffs, our bloggers say. nyfed.org/2saxrnZ

The Treasury Dept. is adopting a Lehman Bros. approach to funding long-term liabilities with short-term financing. Despite an inverted yield curve, we are issuing more debt maturing within 1 year than we were 7 years ago. NUTS.

.Mayor Muriel Bowser it's going to be 90 degrees tomorrow and my building can't turn off constant heat yet because of DC law and delays. Can you guys PLEASE change the law

Erica York is the most quotable economist.

Subsidy-free capitalism may require a constitutional amendment, says ⁦Clyde Wayne Crews Jr⁩ cei.org/blog/subsidy-f…

Ah, yes, the famous fascist opposition to ideological purity tests. The people who think they are anti-fascist for supporting ideological loyalty oaths are really embarrassing themselves today.

The idea that there is *insufficient* homogeneity of ideology in higher education…

This is so insulting to actual victims who need humanitarian aid. Y'all can literally leave at any time and go to a water fountain or the dining hall. Beyond parody.