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Norbert Michel Most members of Congress, understandably, want to ensure that even people living outside of the biggest US cities have access to banking services. They see the “big banks”…

Matthew Cavedon North Carolinians value their constitutional right to keep and bear arms. More than 40 percent of adult North Carolinians own guns. The right to keep and bear arms and…

Benjamin Giltner The war in Iran has exposed both the strengths and limits of the forces involved. Most notably, Iran has shown it can strain—and sometimes penetrate—Israel’s vaunted missile defenses,…

Jai Kedia It is never a good sign when government debt auctions make the news, as was the case this week when the Treasury tried to sell $69 billion in two-year…

Colleen Hroncich Hunt Davidson was teaching high school history when he noticed something that bothered him enough to quit his job and start over. He taught 9th and 11th grade,…

Romina Boccia, Adam N. Michel, and Dominik Lett Congress is reportedly weighing whether to use reconciliation—a special budget process that allows certain legislative changes to be enacted with a simple…

Norbert Michel and Jai Kedia As the war with Iran draws on, the Trump administration’s hopes for lower interest rates seem to be fading fast. If history is any guide,…

Jeffrey Miron In 2024, Seattle tried to raise wages for app-based workers by requiring that they receive a per-task minimum pay. By comparing earnings for Seattle workers before and after…

Dominik Lett As the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown extends past 40 days, an uncomfortable irony is playing out in Washington. Democrats are withholding funding to demand greater oversight of…

Chris Edwards Funding for the Transportation Security Agency (TSA) has lapsed, and airport screeners across the country are not being paid. Some are staying home, which is generating long security…