Walter Olson Voters in ten or so states this month turned down proposals to change the way elections are held, and reformers will be taking time to absorb the lessons.…
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What We Should Hope for from the Newly Nominated – and Last? – US Secretary of Education
Neal McCluskey In a bit of a surprise to education watchers, former World Wrestling Entertainment CEO Linda McMahon has been nominated to be the new US Secretary of Education. It…
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Has the Overdose Death Rate Peaked? Insights from an Arizona Harm Reduction Organization
Jeffrey A. Singer In a September blog post, I discussed the encouraging news from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) that drug overdose fatalities decreased from approximately 112,000 to…
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Adam N. Michel and Chris Edwards President-elect Donald Trump campaigned on reforming the federal government with spending cuts and overhauling the bureaucracy. He has tasked Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy…
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Facing the 2025 Fiscal Cliff: Reduce Deficits with Spending Cuts or Risk Inflation and Voter Backlash
Romina Boccia and Dominik Lett All eyes are on the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE—a Trump initiative to cut wasteful government spending spearheaded by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy.…
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Colin Grabow Whoever leads the incoming Trump administration’s trade team faces a difficult task. In the face of theoretical flaws, historical experience, and, frankly, common sense, they will have to…
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James A. Dorn In the history of economic thought, it is often found that what at first appears as a new idea can often be traced back to earlier work,…
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Andy Craig “…in Case of Disagreement between [the House and Senate], with Respect to the Time of Adjournment, [the President] may adjourn them to such Time as he shall think…
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Vanessa Brown Calder President-elect Donald Trump has signaled an appetite for change with his new Department of Government Efficiency and various cabinet picks. While many federal programs and regulations need…
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Colleen Hroncich “The more that I, as a parent, learned about Charlotte Mason principles, the more I realized that this woman was way ahead of her time,” says Andy Zawacki,…