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Jennifer Huddleston William Faulkner once wrote, “To understand the world, you must first understand a place like Mississippi.” Recently, the Supreme Court refused to pause a Mississippi law that would…

Jeffrey Miron and Jacob Winter Fertility rates—the average number of births per woman—have been falling around the world since 1950. The current rate in the US of 1.6 is about…

Jeffrey Miron Exchanging money with friends or family should be simple and costless. While this currently occurs for many domestic transfers (think Venmo or Zelle), international remittances from hundreds of…

Colleen Hroncich While any misuse of taxpayer funds is concerning, the isolated cases involving Education Savings Accounts highlighted in recent reporting must be viewed in the proper context. Arizona’s Empowerment…

Colin Grabow Earlier this month, The Hill published an op-ed I wrote about the dangers of the protectionist BOOTS Act, a recently introduced bill that would forbid members of the…

Jeffrey A. Singer and Bautista Vivanco Earlier this month, STAT News published an opinion piece we wrote about the drug domperidone, an anti-nausea medication that may also help with breastfeeding.…

John Mueller For a settlement or ceasefire of the war in Ukraine to take place, those involved have to work out two “security guarantees.” There has been endless, but vague,…

Jeffrey A. Singer Last June, Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. dissolved the 17-member Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), which advises the Centers for Disease…

Neal McCluskey Every year, PDK International, a professional education association, conducts a survey gauging the American public’s views on various education issues. This year’s installment has some encouraging news for…

Stephen Slivinski Maybe you’re like me and you stick around until the end of the movie credits. (Or maybe you’re normal?) Sometimes it’s a key part of the experience—Marvel films…