Jennifer Huddleston and Christopher Gardner Over the past year, several heartbreaking accounts of young people who have had tragic and damaging experiences with AI chatbots have emerged. Whether it’s concerns…
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Norbert Michel and Jerome Famularo It is a mistake for policymakers to push homeownership as an investment strategy. The long-term, wealth-building effect of homeownership is often less than that of…
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Nicholas Anthony A new bill responding to debanking has appeared. After months of deliberations, Senator Thom Tillis (R‑NC) introduced the Ensuring Fair Access to Banking Act. The 90-page bill aims…
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Colleen Hroncich It’s always interesting to see the mental gymnastics employed by people who argue against parental choice in education. A recent Brookings Institute commentary, based on a report in…
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Williamson v. United States Brief: Ten Months of Warrantless Video Surveillance Violates the Fourth Amendment
Matthew Cavedon In October 2018, law enforcement surreptitiously installed two video cameras near the top of utility poles to surveil Rolando Williamson’s home. The first camera was aimed at Williamson’s…
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Contra White House Claims, Removing IEEPA Tariffs Won’t Spark a Financial Crisis
Colin Grabow Ahead of the Supreme Court’s ruling on whether the president can impose tariffs under the International Economic Emergency Powers Act (IEEPA)—oral arguments for which begin today—the administration has…
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Digging Deeper into School Resource Officers: School Shootings in American Culture
Kayla Susalla In the wake of several devastating and highly publicized school shootings over the past year, the new book School Shootings in American Culture, by psychologist Lisa Ross, offers…
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Chris Edwards Air traffic control (ATC) is becoming air traffic “chaos,” as Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned on October 4. As employees of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), air traffic…
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Kyle Handley The US Supreme Court will soon decide whether the president can use the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose tariffs on imports from dozens of countries.…
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Dominik Lett This month, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Review Council will release a report aimed at improving federal disaster response. Over the last decade, FEMA’s annual spending has…