Peter Van Doren The Federal Reserve Bank recently proposed to liberalize capital standards for large banks. Since 2014, the eight largest banks have had to maintain capital that was at…
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Peter Van Doren New Zealand recently took a baby step toward the use of psychedelics to treat depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and substance abuse by allowing one and only one…
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Freedom of Speech Is Worth Celebrating, as Europe Ramps Up Prosecution of “Hate Speech”
David Inserra This Independence Day, it is worth celebrating the freedom of speech we enjoy, especially in light of recent events in Europe. In the UK, a man was found…
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Expanding Federal Involvement in Education Isn’t the Way to Celebrate Independence Day
Colleen Hroncich As I think about Independence Day tomorrow, I see educational freedom as a cornerstone of liberty. In contrast to most of American society, however, our school system is…
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Tad DeHaven In the 1970s, the federal government legalized home beer brewing and lowered excise taxes on small commercial brewers, helping to spark an American craft beer revolution. In the…
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Chris Edwards Are there any New York City workers you can’t bribe? We’ve had housing authority workers taking bribes for maintenance contracts, police officers taking bribes for gun licenses, building…
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Gene Healy For a hot moment last week, it looked like impeachment season all over again. First, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D‑NY) kicked off a fight with President Trump, tweeting that…
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Emily Ekins and Hunter Johnson 66% Believe American Founders Would be Disappointed with How We’re Following the Constitution, 75% Support a Balanced Budget Amendment, 53% of Gen Z Support Writing a…
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Dominik Lett On June 30, the Senate approved its version of the massive Republican tax-and-spend reform bill on a 51–50 tie-break vote. As written, the bill will add nearly $4…
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Stephen Slivinski Real estate agent industry representatives in Puerto Rico are worried these days. That’s a good thing. Governor Jenniffer González Colón has the opportunity to sign into law a…