Editor's Pick
If Congress Uses Reconciliation Again, It Must Significantly Reduce the Deficit
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
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?
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
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
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
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
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
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
Jai Kedia The Federal Reserve held rates steady at its March meeting, keeping the target for the federal funds rate at...
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Congress Should Let the FDIC Cap Debate Die Already
Norbert Michel In Washington, there’s no shortage of bad policy ideas that just won’t die. The latest example is the...
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