Chris Edwards Donald Trump has been a frequent user of the presidential pardon power. The power can be used beneficially to correct miscarriages of justice. But the president appears to…
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Brent Skorup A few weeks ago, the AP and other news outlets obtained a whistleblower complaint alleging an illegal policy change at ICE. It appears that DHS changed ICE policy…
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Colin Grabow Amid the recent shutdown of a refinery and looming closure of another, California is grappling with how to replace lost in-state fuel production. Logically, one obvious source would…
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Norbert Michel, Jai Kedia, and Jerome Famularo Amid new reports of shrinking manufacturing activity and employment, the Trump administration is struggling more than ever to justify its economic policies. Those…
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Adam N. Michel In the 2025 One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Congress created a new kind of trust called a Trump Account. It is being pitched as a free-market way…
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Nicholas Anthony What makes an activity “suspicious”? Maybe you picture someone hiding their face in a trench coat as they pace outside of a bank. Or, maybe you picture someone…
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Michael F. Cannon Back in November, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) reported that the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was looking a lot more expensive than the agency or the law’s…
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Jeffrey Miron President Donald Trump has claimed his tariffs will raise enough revenue to allow for income tax cuts. Recent research, however, finds that even at optimal tariff rates, these…
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Jeffrey Miron Twenty-two states are scheduled to increase their minimum wage in 2026. Even though, overall, existing evidence suggests that minimum wage laws reduce employment, with the largest effects observed…
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Jeffrey A. Singer Last September, I wrote about how New York City residents face the highest combined state and local excise taxes on cigarettes in the country, pushing the average…