Nicole Kurokawa is IWF's Senior Policy Analyst. Prior to joining IWF, Nicole held positions at the Cato Institute as manager of external relations and as a media manager. Nicole has worked as a research assistant and coalition relations manager for FreedomWorks' Center for Global Economic Growth, and was a Koch summer fellow for both the Center for Financial Privacy and Human Rights and the Competitive Enterprise Institute. Her work has been published in the American Spectator Online, Chicago Tribune, and Chicago Sun-Times. She holds a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Illinois, and a master's of public policy from Pepperdine University's School of Public Policy with a specialization in economic policy and foreign policy.
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Nicole Kurokawa 
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- …And an Unhappy Birthday to Medicare, by Nicole Kurokawa, July 30, 2010, 2:07pm
- Happy Birthday, Uncle Milty!, by Nicole Kurokawa, July 30, 2010, 12:56pm
- Mutilation in Cameroon, by Nicole Kurokawa, July 27, 2010, 2:36pm
- Digging the Hole: Mid-Year Review, by Nicole Kurokawa, July 27, 2010, 12:56pm
- Empowering Women in Bangladesh, by Nicole Kurokawa, July 23, 2010, 4:05pm
- On Humble Policymaking, by Nicole Kurokawa, July 20, 2010, 4:32pm
- Social (In)Security, by Nicole Kurokawa, July 20, 2010, 4:19pm
- Stonings Continue in Iran, by Nicole Kurokawa, July 14, 2010, 2:04pm
- An Act of Desperation, by Nicole Kurokawa, July 12, 2010, 3:45pm
- Financial… What?, by Nicole Kurokawa, July 8, 2010, 1:37pm
- Climate Change Legislation = Economic Change, by Nicole Kurokawa, July 6, 2010, 2:35pm
- Adding Insult to Injury, by Nicole Kurokawa, July 2, 2010, 3:47pm
- A Long and Winding Road, by Nicole Kurokawa, July 1, 2010, 11:09am
- Afghan Women Still Face Oppression, by Nicole Kurokawa, June 30, 2010, 12:22pm
- Primary Considerations, by Nicole Kurokawa, June 9, 2010, 12:20pm
- The Benefits of Free Trade, by Nicole Kurokawa, June 8, 2010, 1:59pm
- The Pervasive Influence of the Regulatory State, by Nicole Kurokawa, May 7, 2010, 1:27pm
- VAT Chance, by Nicole Kurokawa, April 22, 2010, 11:22am
- Happy Tax Day! (Wait, that's not right...), by Nicole Kurokawa, April 15, 2010, 12:20pm
- Skewed Incentives in Asset Forfeiture, by Nicole Kurokawa, April 13, 2010, 12:38pm
- Rethinking Biofuels, by Nicole Kurokawa, April 13, 2010, 12:19pm
- A Champion of Freedom, by Nicole Kurokawa, April 12, 2010, 11:56am
- The Onerous Compliance Cost of the Federal Tax Code, by Nicole Kurokawa, April 12, 2010, 10:55am
- Seriously, Government Health Care is Going to be GREAT, by Nicole Kurokawa, April 9, 2010, 1:04pm
- You Gonna Pay for That?, by Nicole Kurokawa, April 9, 2010, 11:57am
- The Dependency Society, by Nicole Kurokawa, April 5, 2010, 12:32pm
- Jobs Report: Not All Sunshine and Light, by Nicole Kurokawa, April 2, 2010, 11:38am
- A Step in the Right Direction, by Nicole Kurokawa, March 31, 2010, 1:22pm
- Show Me the Outcomes!, by Nicole Kurokawa, March 30, 2010, 11:45am
- The French Get Something Right, by Nicole Kurokawa, March 24, 2010, 10:51am
- Checks and Balances, by Nicole Kurokawa, March 24, 2010, 10:03am
- Powerful Women, by Nicole Kurokawa, March 23, 2010, 10:10am
- Darkest before the Dawn, by Nicole Kurokawa, March 22, 2010, 11:35am
- Wait, a Few Jobs WILL be Created!, by Nicole Kurokawa, March 19, 2010, 3:19pm
- Job Losses from Health Reform, by Nicole Kurokawa, March 17, 2010, 4:39pm
- The Feds are Making the State House the Poor House, by Nicole Kurokawa, March 17, 2010, 12:02pm
- AFT and AFL-CIO, Throwing Stones at Glass Houses, by Nicole Kurokawa, March 11, 2010, 8:27am
- Human Rights Kabuki, by Nicole Kurokawa, March 8, 2010, 12:42pm
- German Politician: 1, American Politician: 0, by Nicole Kurokawa, February 4, 2010, 12:34pm
- Trial by Jury?, by Nicole Kurokawa, February 3, 2010, 2:39pm
- What’s Next?, by Nicole Kurokawa, February 2, 2010, 8:04pm
- People Who Assume…, by Nicole Kurokawa, February 1, 2010, 3:51pm
- Budget Bloopers, by Nicole Kurokawa, February 1, 2010, 1:10pm
- 10 Things I Didn’t Want to Hear in the State of the Union, by Nicole Kurokawa, January 28, 2010, 3:55pm
- What do Women Want to Hear in the State of the Union?, by Nicole Kurokawa, January 27, 2010, 5:52pm
- The State of the Union? Expanding, Most Likely, by Nicole Kurokawa, January 27, 2010, 4:00pm
- Jobs Bill = Bad News, by Nicole Kurokawa, January 25, 2010, 3:46pm
- Workers of the World Unite?, by Nicole Kurokawa, January 21, 2010, 1:39pm
- A Victory for Free Speech, by Nicole Kurokawa, January 21, 2010, 11:16am
- Blame the Glass Ceiling, by Nicole Kurokawa, January 20, 2010, 2:57pm