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Until 2011, any mention of a “carbon tax” invariably meant a consumption tax on specific goods. John Howard swore off a “carbon tax” before he lost government in 2007 but promised an “emissions ...

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Anyone who has followed Logan Wright’s work in recent years won’t be surprised to learn that he believes China’s sclerotic financial arteries make likely a long period of low growth. Essentially, ...

A lot of controversy surrounded last month’s release of the Democratic National Committee’s “autopsy” of the party’s defeat in the 2024 election. The current DNC chair promised to release it when he ...