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David J. Bier Welfare fraud cases in Minnesota involving some Somali immigrants have led to demands for broad immigration restrictions. Former Trump official Gene Hamilton, for instance, claims, “It’s not…

Jeffrey A. Singer and Bautista Vivanco A 2024 Commonwealth Fund survey compared prescription rates among seniors (aged 65 and above) in 10 different countries, including the US and Canada (Figure 1). According…

Norbert Michel For the last century, the federal government has provided many good reasons why America so badly needs to revive the idea of a limited government. But the past…

Jon Hoffman As Iranians take to the streets over legitimate political and economic grievances, President Trump is expected to decide in the coming days whether the United States will use…

Jeffrey A. Singer January 12 is National Pharmacist Day, established in 2005 to recognize the contributions pharmacists make to Americans’ health. Various organizations, health departments, and employers observe this day…

Michael F. Cannon President Trump graciously posted to Truth Social about what would provide relief from soaring Obamacare premiums—and what would not.  The post is broadly faithful to comments I’ve…

Dan Greenberg Several of my colleagues have written about today’s controversy: the shooting, at point-blank range, of Renee Good. They are just a few participants in a nationwide argument over…

Marcos Falcone Over 26 years, Venezuela’s gradual transition from a democracy into a dictatorship involved increasing authoritarianism on the part of the Chávez-Maduro regime. It also involved ineffective opposition leaders, who…

Matthew Cavedon A recent conversation between two judges suggests that mercy should have more of a role in the criminal legal system than many people think. On November 19, Judges…

Stephen Slivinski President Trump’s recent Truth Social missive about housing fits the mold of many of his others to date: he identifies an issue (that may or may not be…