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Congress Set to Boost Federal Debt $5 Trillion
Chris Edwards America is facing an unprecedented debt and spending crisis … our current fiscal path is unsustainable and dangerous,…
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Whether Someone Wants Fluoride or Doesn’t, The Government Should Not Make That Decision for Them
Jeffrey A. Singer On May 13, the Food and Drug Administration announced plans to pull fluoride supplements, such as tablets…
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Trump’s Afrikaner Refugees: Strange Process, Right Decision
Alex Nowrasteh The first group of Afrikaners from South Africa to arrive for resettlement listen to remarks from US Deputy…
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Four Reasons School Choice Is Good, but Federal Is Bad
Neal McCluskey A $5 billion scholarship tax credit is a part of the budget reconciliation bill just introduced in Congress.…
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Medicaid Is Driving Deficits: Republicans Are Scarcely Tapping the Brakes
Dominik Lett Medicaid, a joint state and federal medical care program, already costs more than national defense. And despite $1.1…
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Fraud in Federal Programs
Chris Edwards On May 11, 60 Minutes examined the huge fraud problem in federal spending programs. The piece stressed the…
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A Tale of Two Trade Deals
Colin Grabow One hopeful theory behind the Trump administration’s “Liberation Day” tariff increases was that they were a negotiating tool…
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Trump Attempts Price Controls on Prescription Drugs
Michael F. Cannon I’m usually the guy reminding everybody, “It is not a ‘price control’ when the government reduces the…
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No, It’s Not Price Controls: Trump’s Executive Order to Reduce the Prices Medicare Pays for Medicines
Michael F. Cannon Government should not purchase medicines for civilians. Period. The US Medicare and Medicaid programs illustrate why. Medicare…
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ICE Agents Routinely Mask Up When Seizing People—That’s Wrong
Walter Olson I had missed the story from two weeks ago about what happened after (apparent) agents of the US…
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