Commentary
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Firm Investment and the User Cost of Capital: New U.S. Corporate Tax Reform Evidence
This working paper analyzes the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 to examine how corporate tax reform impacts rates of investment.
Content
Automated Detection of Emotion in Central Bank Communication: A Warning
Can LLMs help us better understand the role of emotion in central bank communication?
National Poll from Civitas Institute: Americans Concerned About AI, Economic Issues
The Civitas Institute Poll, conducted from March 11-20, 2025, asked 1,200 Americans an array of questions about how things are going in the country.
Defending Technological Dynamism & the Freedom to Innovate in the Age of AI
Human flourishing, economic growth, and geopolitical resilience requires innovation—especially in artificial intelligence.
Divorce, Family Arrangements, and Children's Adult Outcomes
This paper uses linked tax and Census records for over 5 million children to examine how divorce affects family arrangements and children's long-term outcomes.
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Los Angeles Has Fallen
Class Warfare, LA Style
LA Riots Reflect Failure of Progressive Leadership
Trump Should Be Thanking Leonard Leo and the Federalist Society, Not Waging War
Locked Out of the Dream: Regulation Making Homes Unaffordable Around the World
Humanity According to Alasdair MacIntyre