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Public Defender Shortages Suggest Rethinking Drug Criminalization
What the SCOTUS Tariff Decision Means for Fiscal Policy in Four Charts
The Illusion of Limited War: Trump’s Misguided Approach to Iran
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Friday Feature: Hilton Horizons Academy
Public Defender Shortages Suggest Rethinking Drug Criminalization
What the SCOTUS Tariff Decision Means for Fiscal Policy in Four Charts
The Illusion of Limited War: Trump’s Misguided Approach to Iran
The Supreme Court Got it Right on IEEPA—But Don’t Pop the Champagne Yet
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This event shows how entrepreneurs are advancing free-market solutions beyond our broken political system, with speakers highlighting real-world alternatives in health care, entrepreneurship, and...
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Colleen Hroncich Candice Hilton had been a public school teacher for almost a decade, but was still excited when December rolled around. Christmas should...
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Matthew Cavedon and Kayla Susalla Earlier this month, the Oregon Supreme Court required the state to dismiss about 1,400 criminal cases because of a lack of defense counsel. The court held that misdemeanor...
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If World War I was allegedly fought “to make the world safe for democracy,” World War II seems to have made the world “safe”...
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The left has always attacked capitalism as being anti-social, but today much of the criticism of free markets comes from the right. Capitalism, they...
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Adam N. Michel and Santiago Forster The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) struck down President Donald Trump’s so-called “reciprocal tariffs” enacted under...
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Brandan P. Buck “We’re not at war with Iran. We’re at war with Iran’s nuclear program.” So characterized Vice President J.D. Vance when describing...
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Clark Packard The Supreme Court’s decision to strike down President Trump’s International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) tariffs is a welcome victory for constitutional...
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Jon Hoffman After ordering a massive military buildup in the Middle East, President Donald Trump appears intent on initiating war with Iran—a conflict the...
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Great Britain’s economy clearly is underperforming from what it could be. Unfortunately, the damage is self-inflicted and change is not likely in the future,...
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Austrian economists insist one cannot use the methodology of the physical sciences to explain economic phenomena. In this week’s Friday Philosophy, Dr. David Gordon...
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Trump’s position on this reminds us of Madeleine Albright’s famous complaint: “What’s the point of having this superb military that you’re always talking about...
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David J. Bier Last week, I published data leaked from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) showing that 73 percent of individuals booked into...
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Michael Chapman Among its best books of 2025, The Economist selected Peak Human, What We Can Learn from the Rise and Fall of Golden...
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Romina Boccia Ending the government shutdown restored benefits for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), but it also highlighted a broader issue in welfare...