Stephen Slivinski and Yasmeen Kallash-Kyler Housing policy reform is tricky. Getting policy changes off the ground in the first place can be difficult and compliance after enactment may not be…
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Trump’s Tariff Walkback Bows to Economic Reality but Leaves Plenty of Problems
Alfredo Carrillo Obregon and Scott Lincicome On March 6, President Donald Trump exempted Canadian and Mexican imports that enter the US free of duty under the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) from the…
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The FDA Finally Removes a Huge Barrier to an Effective Schizophrenia Medicine
Jeffrey A. Singer As Josh Bloom and I wrote last November, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) imposed onerous requirements on health care providers prescribing the effective drug clozapine to…
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Colleen Hroncich Remote pandemic schooling wasn’t working for her second-grade daughter, so Rebecca Simmons decided it was a good time to start homeschooling. “I was supplementing her work anyway,” she…
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Jeffrey Miron and Jacob Winter Much debate exists about whether the US tax and transfer system unfairly benefits wealthy people at the expense of ordinary Americans. For example, Democratic members…
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Evaluating PDUFA: Paying for FDA Drug-Application Reviewers by Charging User Fees
Michael F. Cannon A congressional staffer recently asked about the performance of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), including the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA). Since 1992, PDUFA has…
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Chris Edwards Congress should cut federal spending to reduce massive budget deficits. One target for reform should be business subsidies—often called corporate welfare—which total $181 billion a year, according to…
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As the United States Cracks Down on Fentanyl Smuggling, New Drugs and Suppliers Emerge
Jeffrey A. Singer The Drug Enforcement Administration reported last year that its heroin seizures decreased by almost 70 percent, while its fentanyl seizures increased by nearly 451 percent between 2019…
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Jeffrey Miron A major controversy during the COVID-19 pandemic revolved around vaccine mandates, imposed by both governments and private entities, such as employers. Much of the debate failed to distinguish…
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New Section 232 Investigation on Timber and Lumber Will Raise Prices for Homebuilders … and More Legal Questions
Scott Lincicome On March 1, President Trump instructed the Secretary of Commerce to initiate an investigation under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 on the effects of imported…