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The Power of Independent Thinking Economists are virtually unanimous that free trade benefits consumers and the overall economy. This annotated reading list provides proponents of free trade the intellectual sustenance to back up their arguments. The new, updated version of Race & Liberty: The Essential Reader includes

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independent.org > article > 09/10/2026 > if-treasury-wants-markets-to-speak-it-has-to-listen

If Treasury Wants Markets to Speak, It Has to Listen: News Article

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (276+ words) US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Interventions change how markets behave. Financial markets are supposed to provide valuable information about how investors view the economy. However, that signal is clearest when policymakers let markets speak. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s recent intervention…...

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independent.org > article > 09/03/2026 > data-center-paradox

Data Center Paradox: News Article

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (839+ words) Data centers can lower costs, but states shouldn't waste tax subsidies on them. It’s easy to fear and hate a giant windowless warehouse full of computers, sucking up electricity and destroying jobs. Data centers sound at best like a bad…...

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independent.org > article > 08/20/2026 > artificial-intelligence-fda

Artificial Intelligence Collides with FDA Bureaucracy: News Article

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (657+ words) The FDA’s latest AI rollout reveals more about politics than innovation No wonder policymakers and politicians are urging the Food and Drug Administration to adopt more of it, and quickly. The Unleash Prosperity report urges the agency to lean on…...