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House Budget Pairs Wishful Thinking with Modest Spending Restraints
Romina Boccia and Dominik Lett Today, the House Budget Committee, led by Chairman Jodey Arrington (R‑TX), is marking up a…
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Should the US Government Privatize the Post Office?
Jeffrey Miron President Donald Trump has reportedly shown a strong interest in privatizing the US Postal Service (USPS). Proponents of the…
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Economic Growth Won’t Save Social Security: New Paper Release
Romina Boccia and Dominik Lett Can the United States outgrow Social Security’s financing problem or inflate away the resulting debt?…
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Just in Time for Valentine’s Day, Hegseth Takes the Romance Out of NATO
Justin Logan Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave a terrific, bracing speech today to the Ukraine Defense Contact Group that deserves…
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When the State Kills, Medical Ethics Don’t Matter
Jeffrey A. Singer A doctor who intentionally performs cruel and medically unjustifiable procedures that cause pain and suffering could face…
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FCC Investigates Radio Station Over Coverage of Immigration Raid
Walter Olson The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has launched an investigation of all-news San Francisco radio station KCBS 740 AM…
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Congress Investigates Debanking, Reintroduces (Un)Fair Access
Nicholas Anthony Both the House and Senate held hearings on the issue of debanking last week. Perhaps the most disappointing…
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A Glimmer of Hope in a Sea of Judicial Despair
Mike Fox As a former public defender, my clients often faced an impossible choice: plead guilty to a crime they…
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The Fed’s Critiques of Rules-Based Monetary Policy Are Invalid
Jai Kedia The Federal Reserve recently released a Monetary Policy Report to Congress which discussed, among other items, policy rules. Unfortunately,…
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The Senate’s Budget Shell Game: Big Spending, Empty Offsets
Romina Boccia and Dominik Lett On February 7, Senate Budget Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R‑SC) released a budget resolution for…
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