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Stephen Richer “California, You Have Got to Count Votes Faster.” That was the original headline message the New York Times editorial board sent to California today. California law currently allows…

Scott Lincicome and Nathan Miller On the issue of who’s paying the president’s tariffs, the Trump administration has had a rough few weeks. Research keeps confirming what conventional economics has…

Colin Grabow On the eve of President’s Day weekend, the Trump administration released its long-awaited Maritime Action Plan (MAP), billed as a sweeping blueprint for reversing decades of US maritime…

Alex Nowrasteh Politically fueled panics rise and fall in the United States with amazing rapidity. Something rare happens, and everyone pretends it’s common—a terrorist attack, a specific kind of crime,…

Chris Edwards Donald Trump has been a frequent user of the presidential pardon power. The power can be used beneficially to correct miscarriages of justice. But the president appears to…

Brent Skorup A few weeks ago, the AP and other news outlets obtained a whistleblower complaint alleging an illegal policy change at ICE. It appears that DHS changed ICE policy…

Colin Grabow Amid the recent shutdown of a refinery and looming closure of another, California is grappling with how to replace lost in-state fuel production. Logically, one obvious source would…

Norbert Michel, Jai Kedia, and Jerome Famularo Amid new reports of shrinking manufacturing activity and employment, the Trump administration is struggling more than ever to justify its economic policies. Those…

Adam N. Michel In the 2025 One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Congress created a new kind of trust called a Trump Account. It is being pitched as a free-market way…

Nicholas Anthony What makes an activity “suspicious”? Maybe you picture someone hiding their face in a trench coat as they pace outside of a bank. Or, maybe you picture someone…