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Volume 26, Issue 44: October 24, 2023

Phillip W. Magness (AIER)
What do the statistics show? That Critical Race Theory has been widespread in academia for at least a decade; that CRT proponents are finally getting the fierce blowback they deserve—and that they don’t like it. Their response? To cook the books on their own ugly history.... READ MORE »



Richard K. Vedder (American Spectator)
This tech school in Michigan you’ve never heard of is better than Harvard. A lot better. READ MORE »



Alvaro Vargas Llosa (The Beacon)
If you thought inflation was bad in the U.S., try Argentina. The peso has lost more than seventy percent of its value in twelve months. Solutions? Almost anything—just as long as the Argentines keep their politicians out of the money-supply business. (We should, too!) READ MORE »



Steve H. Hanke, Emilio Ocampo (National Review)
With inflation at 250 percent, many Argentines have thrown their weight behind presidential candidate Javier Milei. Why? He promises to do officially what Argentines do every day: dump the peso and replace it with the U.S. dollar. It just might save the country. READ MORE »