Tyler Cowen of Mercatus defends integrity, proposes collab BY JAY JUGHEAD JAMISON The Mercatus Center has been embroiled in a legal battle against the remaining members of the Dead Kennedys, whose lawyers claim a paper recently published by Mercatus in…
A Closer Look at One of Mason’s Policy Think Tanks BY JALEN REID, STAFF WRITER The Mercatus Center, a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization located on Mason’s campus in Arlington, Virginia, is a think tank affiliated with the economics department at Mason. According…
Journalists attempt to use FOIA to uncover Mercatus emails on private servers BY JALEN REID, STAFF WRITER According to recent reports from The Intercept, the Mercatus Center, Mason’s policy think tank, uses a private email server inaccessible to Mason personnel….
This story was originally published in the Feb. 15 issue of Fourth Estate. Mason’s Mercatus Center recently launched a website for numbers-driven reporting. Mercatus fellow Brent Skorup created the website, Media Metrics, which went live Jan. 25. The site displays…
This story was originally published in the Mar 2 print issue of Fourth Estate. In late January, the Mercatus Center released a research paper that supported a recent financial move made by Mason administration – adding to rainy day funds….