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Republican presidential candidate and U.S. Senator Marco Rubio speaks at a campaign stop in Cleveland, Ohio August 5, 2015.   REUTERS/Aaron Josefczyk

Marco Rubio has composed the opening theme music of health policy reform for Republican presidential primary voters. Scott Walker adds more of the lyrics of programmatic change.

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While housing authorities must be careful not to discourage tenants from earning more money, allowing high-income tenants to benefit from tax supported public housing indefinitely is not the answer.

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Legendary teacher and scholar Amy Apfel Kass, wife of AEI scholar Leon Kass, passed away after a long battle against cancer. We mourn her passing and remember her inspiring and loving teaching.

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A vendor selling flowers hands over change to a customer in Kunming, Yunnan province, August 19, 2015. China's currency devaluation should give a shot in the arm to global foreign exchange volumes as traders take advantage of and protect themselves against the surprise surge in volatility, but its longer-term impact on market activity may not be so benign. Reuters

Chinese economic weakness will have little effect on the rest of the world, with most important reason being that China has not truly contributed to the global economy for at least four years.

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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump greets the crowd in the overflow room following a campaign town hall meeting in Derry, New Hampshire August 19, 2015. Reuters

Historical precedents augur against Donald Trump—but perhaps the old rules no longer apply.

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Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is received by Greece's President Prokopis Pavlopoulios (unseen) in Athens, Greece, August 20, 2015. Tsipras resigned on Thursday, hoping to strengthen his hold on power in snap elections after seven months in office in which he fought Greece's creditors for a better bailout deal but had to cave in. Reuters

Alexis Tsipras is taking a large gamble in calling for yet another Greek election. If Tsipras does not return to office with a majority government, Greece’s political stability and international reputation will suffer.

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“You Americans invented freedom,” Peter Schramm told Powerline.com’s Steven Hayward. “You invented freedom. And you’re on your way to losing it.”

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A woman wearing a mask makes her way during a polluted day at Tiananmen Square in Beijing January 15, 2015.
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A new study claims Chinese emissions from coal from 2000 to 2012 were overstated by 40%. While this may prove inaccurate, it highlights problems with core data provided by Chinese national and local governments.

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There is mounting evidence that recent minimum increases on the West Coast are translating into fewer jobs for hotel workers Los Angeles and restaurant workers Seattle and San Francisco.

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Rather than focusing on increasing TANF coverage, efforts to supplement low-wage work such as increasing the EITC or expanding child care assistance might be better at improving child well-being.

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