Investing

Clark Neily Looking back on a markedly tumultuous year in American politics—and a few months forward to the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence—we might well dub 2025 “the…

Romina Boccia and Ritvik Thakur Medicare spending is the largest driver of the US debt crisis. Medicare accounts for more than $53 trillion of the long-term unfunded obligations of the…

Mike Fox We’ve all been there. You get the notification: “Package Delivered.” You head to the door, heart full of anticipation, only to find an empty porch. Years ago, while…

Romina Boccia and Ivane Nachkebia The United States is already experiencing the consequences of fiscal excess, driven in part by the growing imbalance in major entitlement programs, including Social Security.…

Robert A. Levy In anticipation of our nation’s semi-quincentennial, here are my reflections—some previously published—on a dozen key questions related to America’s founding documents. 1. What foundational political question did…

David J. Bier In March, the US government deported—or more accurately, rendered—about 240 Venezuelans from the United States to El Salvador’s notorious CECOT prison without trials, convictions, or due process.…

Alex Nowrasteh American identity is based on belief in a broad creed, not on ethnicity, religion, or ancestry. That point should be uncontroversial. Yet a small, ultra-online nationalist subculture now…

Matthew Cavedon On April 23, 2021, the City of Marco Island installed automatic license plate readers (ALPRs) at each of the three bridges connecting Marco Island to mainland Florida. These…

Matthew Cavedon America is home to less than five percent of the world’s population, yet it incarcerates almost a quarter of all prisoners. The rate of incarceration in the United…

Romina Boccia and Tyler Turman The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as Food Stamps, served 41.7 million Americans and cost taxpayers $100 billion in fiscal year 2024. Congress…