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Walter Olson Alarming news for university independence, from the New York Times: “The Trump administration on Thursday demanded that Columbia University make dramatic changes...
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Walter Olson This morning the Supreme Court handed down unanimous decisions in six cases. Three are likely to pass with little notice (Labcorp v....
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Gene Healy For four months, President Trump has treated the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) as his personal, Oval Office “tariff button”—allowing...
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Tad DeHaven Do you enjoy getting pennies back in change when you pay for something with cash? Probably not. Pennies are generally a nuisance...
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Dominik Lett The White House has sent a special spending cut package to Congress requesting $9.4 billion in rescissions to foreign aid and federally funded media...
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Alex Nowrasteh and Ryan Bourne The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is the biggest domestic policy news of 2025 so far. Established by executive...
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Jeremy Horpedahl While inflation has moderated significantly compared to 2022, many prices remain stubbornly high, and some are even rising. To the average consumer,...
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Tad DeHaven When a reporter recently asked President Trump if he had a message for small business owners concerned about higher tariffs, he responded,...
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David J. Bier President Trump plans to rewrite—or, rather, write over—the Immigration and Nationality Act in the coming week. This action would be an...
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Michael Chapman In a discussion about his new book, Modern Libertarianism, author Brian Doherty stressed that it is important, even in the polarizing age...
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Romina Boccia A government shutdown will likely be averted by continuing the status quo, as excessive US deficits drive up debt and President Trump’s...
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Michael F. Cannon A hot-off-the-presses report from the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) finds plenty of excessive Medicare spending for Congress to cut—in large...
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Norbert Michel I’ve written several articles on the punitive Credit Card Competition Act and why its policies are misguided. It’s based on a myth...
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Colleen Hroncich When talking to the founder of a microschool that’s called Spyrja Academy, the first question kind of asks itself. “I’m a huge...
