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Romina Boccia, Adam N. Michel, and Dominik Lett Congress is reportedly weighing whether to use reconciliation—a special budget process that...

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If Congress Uses Reconciliation Again, It Must Significantly Reduce the Deficit

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Romina Boccia, Adam N. Michel, and Dominik Lett Congress is reportedly weighing whether to use reconciliation—a special budget process that...

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Treasury Auctions Show That the Fed Does Not Control Market Rates

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Norbert Michel and Jai Kedia As the war with Iran draws on, the Trump administration’s hopes for lower interest rates...

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Per-Task Minimum Pay for Gig Workers?

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Jeffrey Miron In 2024, Seattle tried to raise wages for app-based workers by requiring that they receive a per-task minimum...

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Here’s How the Administration Plans to Spend the Largest Immigration Enforcement Funding Surge in History

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Dominik Lett As the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown extends past 40 days, an uncomfortable irony is playing out in...

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Fixing Airport Security Screening

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Chris Edwards Funding for the Transportation Security Agency (TSA) has lapsed, and airport screeners across the country are not being...

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CON Laws Hurt Rural Counties Most

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Stephen Slivinski Certificate of need (CON) laws accomplish exactly what they were created to do. That’s actually a big problem,...

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SAVE America Act: We’ll Have to Pass the Bill to Find Out What’s in It

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Walter Olson I’ve written more than once about why the proposed SAVE America Act merits skepticism even if, like me,...

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Credit Card Interchange Fees Should Not Be Capped

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Solveig Singleton and Ryan Chan-Wei Merchants pay swipe fees to credit card networks (also called “interchange fees”) each time a...

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The Fed’s Best Response to the Iran Conflict Is to Follow Monetary Rules

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