Morning Ebrief
August 31, 2018

FEATURED STORY OF THE DAY

When Free Is Not Enough
Tim Rice, City Journal

New York University’s School of Medicine made headlines last week when it announced that it will waive tuition for all current and future students. Robert Grossman, dean of the medical school, was emphatic that the decision to eliminate tuition—currently $55,000 a year—“recognizes a moral imperative that must be addressed, as institutions place an increasing debt burden on young people who aspire to become physicians.” Read more here....

POINT/COUNTERPOINT

Is Elizabeth Warren’s corporate governance proposal a good policy?

YES  Elizabeth Warren Is Out to Save Capitalism – Christine Emba, Washington Post
NO  Warren’s Accountable Capitalism Act: No Sale – Carl Horowitz, TownHall

DECONSTRUCTION ZONE

Make Free Riders Pay? Easier Said Than Done (subs.)
F.H. Buckley, Wall Street Journal
 
Stay on the Natural Gas Bridge
Felipe Cuello, RealClear Energy
 
Don’t Believe That GDP Number, Or Any Other
Justin Fox, Bloomberg
 
Workers Want Flexibility – Not More Rules
Ben Ramanauskas, CapX
 
Trump Remembers Budget Deficit, Announces Federal Pay Freeze
Joe Setyon, Reason
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