Editor’s Pick

Clark Packard and Alfredo Carrillo Obregon The Trump administration continues to tell America’s farm community that this is a golden age and that the administration’s tariffs are working. The data…

Colleen Hroncich Justine Wilson thought she wanted to be a veterinarian, but in college she discovered she was more interested in activism and community education. After graduation, she worked at…

Dominik Lett Congress appears poised to pass full-year appropriations for fiscal year (FY) 2026, dodging a looming January 30 funding deadline. The proposed $1.7 trillion discretionary budget represents a $38…

Jeffrey A. Singer When governments ban products, they don’t eliminate demand—they redirect it. That basic economic fact is especially important in nicotine policy, where people don’t simply stop using nicotine…

Nicholas Anthony At the World Economic Forum, Banque de France Governor François Villeroy de Galhau proclaimed that he trusts “central banks with a democratic mandate” far more than the “private…

Norbert Michel This week at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, the spectacle of American politicians attacking the goose that laid the golden egg continued with Commerce Secretary…

Romina Boccia and Tyler Turman The Republican Study Committee (RSC) released a framework last week for a second reconciliation bill to improve affordability and reduce wasteful government spending. The framework’s…

Neal McCluskey On January 16, the US Department of Education announced that it will delay the collection of defaulted federal student debt via wage garnishment and retention of federal funds…

Jennifer Huddleston and David Inserra The year 2025 was certainly busy in tech policy, with both positives and negatives. While, of course, there were many concerns about tech and expression…

Stephen Slivinski President Trump thinks he knows best what housing choices you and others should make and he’s not afraid to use the power of the federal government to impose…