Christopher Gardner and David Inserra (Wikipresence) On March 5, the House Energy and Commerce Committee reported Sammy’s Law to the full House. This bill proposes creating a market for third-party…

Kevin T. Frazier and Jennifer Huddleston Senator Marsha Blackburn (R‑TN) has published a discussion draft of an AI bill that supposedly aims to codify President Trump’s vision for the nation…

Andrew Gillen Student loans are moving from the Department of Education to the Department of the Treasury, which is great news.  To begin with, taxpayers can expect significant savings from…

Jennifer Huddleston and Christopher Gardner On March 5, the Senate adopted by unanimous consent a youth online safety bill called the Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act, also known…

David Inserra Recently European leaders have been openly attacking the value of free expression in their words and policy prescriptions. While Europeans and Americans differ on our conceptions of free…

Jeffrey Miron Women and minorities start businesses at significantly lower rates than men and whites.  One study examines whether this disparity reflects, in part, access to financing, which has long…

Chris Edwards Spending on farm subsidies is rising after a series of costly expansions in recent years. The subsidies are not an emergency safety net for poor farm families but…

James A. Dorn William McChesney Martin Jr. was chairman of the Federal Reserve Board from 1951 to 1970. He is perhaps best known for his “punch bowl” speech delivered on…

Colin Grabow Days after reports emerged that the Trump administration was considering a waiver of the Jones Act, the White House has now announced a 60-day suspension of the law…

Mike Fox Clarence Gideon. The courtroom is a solemn place, but the silence there is heavy. It’s the weight of a system refined over centuries, moving with a singular, crushing…