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My 3 point plan for May to pass a deal: 1) convince EU that time-limit on backstop can break logjam 2) take out links between backstop and future relationship in political declaration 3) offer to resign when deal passed to let someone new negotiate FTA

What is the optimal approach by government to poverty? @CatoInstitute scholar @MrRBourne argues pro-market reforms could significantly reduce living costs for the poor while improving labor mobility & job matching. Read more: http://bit.ly/2Q78uVi #CatoEcon #ThursdayThoughts

Muddying the Waters on Falling Global Poverty: It's falling no matter which (necessarily arbitrary) line you use to define "poverty." Ryan Bourne defends me against belligerent Al Jazeera interviewer.

OPINION | It's time to adopt a smart balanced budget rule @MrRBourne @CatoInstitute @RealClearNews

Hype about recent changes to net neutrality laws seems wildly overblown, writes @MrRBourne of @CatoInstitute. The internet pre-2015 was hardly a barren, innovation-free landscape

The Leftists have got it wrong - we shouldn't care about inequality at all - @CatoInstitute's @MrRBourne for the @Telegraph

Why Republicans Must Repeal Obamacare’s 'Pre-Existing Conditions’ Provisions https://www.cato.org/publications/commentary/why-republicans-must-repeal-obamacares-pre-existing-conditions-provisions via @CatoInstitute