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The Myth-Busting Economist: Positive Externalities

My last column celebrated the bicentennial of the Erie Canal. This one goes deeper into the ways government action can create prosperity for all of us. This flies in the face of being fed a constant diet of myths that any government actions and policies send us down the path to socialism.…
November 27, 2025

PUTTING THE COMMUNITY BACK INTO THE NEWSPAPER

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