Alex Nowrasteh The Trump administration recently revoked Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians. TPS was a federal designation that allowed some Haitians in the US to stay and work legally…
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Colin Grabow Earlier this year, President Donald Trump stated that US tariff policy would be based on reciprocity. “Whatever countries charge the United States of America,” he wrote in a…
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Chris Edwards Congress has passed the One Big Beautiful Bill, which trims spending on Medicaid and food stamps. More spending cuts are needed—both because we have large budget deficits and…
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Peter Van Doren The Federal Reserve Bank recently proposed to liberalize capital standards for large banks. Since 2014, the eight largest banks have had to maintain capital that was at…
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Peter Van Doren New Zealand recently took a baby step toward the use of psychedelics to treat depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and substance abuse by allowing one and only one…
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Freedom of Speech Is Worth Celebrating, as Europe Ramps Up Prosecution of “Hate Speech”
David Inserra This Independence Day, it is worth celebrating the freedom of speech we enjoy, especially in light of recent events in Europe. In the UK, a man was found…
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Expanding Federal Involvement in Education Isn’t the Way to Celebrate Independence Day
Colleen Hroncich As I think about Independence Day tomorrow, I see educational freedom as a cornerstone of liberty. In contrast to most of American society, however, our school system is…
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Tad DeHaven In the 1970s, the federal government legalized home beer brewing and lowered excise taxes on small commercial brewers, helping to spark an American craft beer revolution. In the…
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Chris Edwards Are there any New York City workers you can’t bribe? We’ve had housing authority workers taking bribes for maintenance contracts, police officers taking bribes for gun licenses, building…
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Gene Healy For a hot moment last week, it looked like impeachment season all over again. First, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D‑NY) kicked off a fight with President Trump, tweeting that…