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When Presidents Target Congress
Patrick G. Eddington US Sen. Mark Kelly (D‑AZ). In mid-July 1941, anti-interventionist Senator Burton Wheeler (D‑MT) sent 1,000,000 postcards to...
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Your Fridge Is Bigger and Cheaper Today, Thanks to Global Trade and Innovation
Jeremy Horpedahl In the summer of 2024, a passage from J.D. Vance’s memoir Hillbilly Elegy gained widespread attention on social media...
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Regulatory Preemption or Patchwork? What’s at Risk for AI Innovation and Consumers
Jennifer Huddleston To date, states have considered over 1,000 bills about artificial intelligence (AI). More than 160 state-level laws have...
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America’s Children Are Unwell, Says NYT—School Choice Should be Part of the Solution.
Colleen Hroncich When millions of children struggle to sit still, focus, and conform to rigid classroom expectations, it’s become an...
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“Speed to Power” and the Department of Energy’s Grid Proposal to FERC
Travis Fisher The need for speed is more than just a cool line from the movie Top Gun (the original)—it’s...
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Starving for Accountability: Aligned Incentives, Not Mass Recertification, Will Fix SNAP
Romina Boccia and Tyler Turman US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins made headlines last week after proposing that...
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A Downside of National Security Concerns
Jeffrey Miron New research reminds us that policies designed to improve national security have costs, even if the policies have...
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What Sports Can Teach Us About Competition Policy
Jennifer Huddleston The college football season is hitting rival games, conference championships, and playoff season. Similar to many Alabamans, I...
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5% of People Detained By ICE Have Violent Convictions, 73% No Convictions
David J. Bier President Donald Trump premised his mass deportation agenda on the idea that he will be “returning millions and...
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Trump’s Education Department Transfers Have Major Limits. What Do We Need?
Neal McCluskey The Trump administration has announced that the US Department of Education (DoED) is sending day-to-day responsibility over several of...
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