Scott Lincicome On February 20, 2026, the Supreme Court issued a landmark 6–3 ruling in Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump, namely that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act does not authorize the…
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Neal McCluskey Late last Friday afternoon, the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit overturned an injunction against a Louisiana law requiring that public schools post copies of the…
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Michael F. Cannon I surprised a reporter recently. She asked what policymakers can do to make long-term care more affordable. I imagine she was expecting a health policy answer; maybe…
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Romina Boccia The R Street Institute asked several leading budget experts the following question: “What is the most important federal budget process reform that would achieve a more sustainable fiscal…
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US Fiscal Dominance, the Coming Fiscal Inflection Point, and How Congress Can Fix the Debt Crisis (Before It’s Too Late)
Romina Boccia Last week on Capitol Hill, we discussed a risk that is becoming more real every day that Congress delays fixing the debt: fiscal dominance—when rising federal debt pushes…
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Nicholas Anthony The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act has been the talk of the town in the world of cryptocurrency. Often described as “market structure legislation,” the bill is supposed…
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AI is not the killer—it is the coroner.
Dominik Lett The R Street Institute asked several leading budget experts the following question: “What is the most important federal budget process reform that would achieve a more sustainable fiscal…
Mike Fox In the centuries before the Enlightenment, the law had a literal way of crushing the accused. European courts used judicially sanctioned torture to extract confessions, and in colonial…
Jeffrey Miron At the core of many public policy decisions is the question of centralization. Libertarians prefer leaving policy to local governments while acknowledging that local control can have downsides.…
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