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Daniel J. Smith

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Daniel J. Smith is a Professor of Economics in the Jones College of Business at Middle Tennessee State University.

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The Hidden Costs of Expanding Deposit Insurance

Economic Dynamism
November 7, 2025

How Tariffs Starve U.S. Investment

Economic Dynamism
April 10, 2025
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How Tariffs Starve U.S. Investment

April 10, 2025
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Civitas Outlook
Remembering Ed Banfield's "The Unheavenly City"

Banfield’s most valuable work describes phenomena we have all recently noticed: the easy transition from student to activist to revolutionary to criminal.

Titus Techera

Politics

December 4, 2025

Civitas Outlook
Ken Burns' Egregious Omission

Ken Burns doesn’t smear the Founders, but he egregiously omits the courage and tireless work it took not only to declare independence, but to fight for it.

Emina Melonic

Pursuit of Happiness

December 5, 2025

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