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Mike Fox In the centuries before the Enlightenment, the law had a literal way of crushing the accused. European courts used judicially sanctioned torture to extract confessions, and in colonial…

Dominik Lett The R Street Institute asked several leading budget experts the following question: “What is the most important federal budget process reform that would achieve a more sustainable fiscal…

Romina Boccia The R Street Institute asked several leading budget experts the following question: “What is the most important federal budget process reform that would achieve a more sustainable fiscal…

Romina Boccia Last week on Capitol Hill, we discussed a risk that is becoming more real every day that Congress delays fixing the debt: fiscal dominance—when rising federal debt pushes…

Nicholas Anthony The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act has been the talk of the town in the world of cryptocurrency. Often described as “market structure legislation,” the bill is supposed…

Jeffrey Miron At the core of many public policy decisions is the question of centralization. Libertarians prefer leaving policy to local governments while acknowledging that local control can have downsides.…

Alex Nowrasteh and Jerome Famularo (Wikimedia Commons) Steven Camarota of the Center for Immigration Studies recently criticized our research on immigrant welfare use at National Review. His central complaint is…

Marcos Falcone Cuba’s economy is on the verge of collapsing. True, the standard of living has deteriorated under communism—most notably after the fall of the Soviet Union and the end…

Colleen Hroncich Candice Hilton had been a public school teacher for almost a decade, but was still excited when December rolled around. Christmas should be fun, she thought. It could…

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 cases must be dismissed after 60 days, and felony…