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Expert Commentary
Government Accountability
My Guidelines for Government | Bet On It
Bryan Caplan
April 18, 2022
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Government Accountability
Government Propaganda Threatens Democratic Self-Governance | Discourse
Abigail Hall, Christopher Coyne
March 30, 2022
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Government Accountability
HHS Says ‘No Thank You’ to Accountability | The Hill
James Broughel
December 15, 2021
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Regulation
Rehabilitating the Opportunity Cost of Capital in Cost–Benefit Analysis
James Broughel
September 21, 2021

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Rehabilitating the Opportunity Cost of Capital in Cost–Benefit Analysis
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September 21, 2021
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April 17, 2020
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Decoding the Debates: Fugitive Notes on Federal Economic Policy
Charles Blahous
March 23, 2020
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Year-End Federal Spending and Government Waste
Jason J. Fichtner, Joe Albanese
June 14, 2018

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Decoding the Debates: Fugitive Notes on Federal Economic Policy
Charles Blahous
March 23, 2020
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Office of Management and Budget's 2000 Draft Report to Congress on the Costs and Benefits of Federal Regulations
Susan Dudley
January 19, 2000

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The Need for a Greater Congressional Presence in Regulation Policy and Oversight
William Beach
July 6, 2016
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Why Government Institutions Fail to Deliver on Their Promises: The Public Choice Explanation
Veronique de Rugy
December 4, 2013
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Lawrence H. White
September 11, 2013
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Measuring the Costs and Benefits of New Rules
J. W. Verret
April 17, 2012

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My Guidelines for Government | Bet On It
Bryan Caplan
April 18, 2022
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Government Propaganda Threatens Democratic Self-Governance | Discourse
Abigail Hall, Christopher Coyne
March 30, 2022
Expert Commentary
Government Accountability
HHS Says ‘No Thank You’ to Accountability | The Hill
James Broughel
December 15, 2021
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The U.S. Intelligence Model Is Dangerously Behind the Times
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Weifeng Zhong
September 3, 2021

Radio Appearance
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When Government’s Foolish Errands Turn Into Fiascoes | The John Batchelor Radio Show
September 1, 2021
Radio Appearance
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Veronique de Rugy on Marketplace Radio
October 1, 2019
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Veronique de Rugy Discusses Virginia Lifting Ban on Uber and Lyft
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July 3, 2014
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Veronique De Rugy Discusses State Occupational Licensing on Jimmy Barrett
June 6, 2014

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