Benjamin Giltner Many people remain stumped over President Trump’s continual insistence on acquiring Greenland. He most recently justified a takeover of the island with the claim that Greenland is needed to…
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Dominik Lett The interest on a typical 30-year mortgage costs $500 more per month than it did in 2019. Credit card rates have climbed to record highs. From auto loans…
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The Inverted Pyramid of Authority—Why Government Nutrition Advice Deserves Less, Not More, Trust
Jeffrey A. Singer, Terence Kealey, and Bautista Vivanco Since the publication of three books — Gary Taubes’s Good Calories, Bad Calories (2007), Michael Pollan’s In Defense of Food (2008), and Nina Teicholz’s Big…
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Colleen Hroncich When both of Amanda Lucas’s daughters were diagnosed with serious medical conditions within the same month, conventional school became impossible. They were spending too much time at hospitals.…
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Jerome Famularo Last week, President Trump instructed his “representatives” to purchase roughly $200 billion in agency mortgage-backed securities (MBS). It appears to be an attempt to lower mortgage rates without…
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A Good Idea in Trump’s “Great Healthcare Plan”: Put More Drugs Over the Counter
Jeffrey A. Singer Today President Trump announced he will ask Congress to enact what he calls “The Great Healthcare Plan.” The proposal is light on details, but one item on…
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The Trans Athlete Question Requires Subsidiarity. The Trump Administration Just Did the Opposite.
Neal McCluskey In Tuesday’s Supreme Court oral arguments about two cases concerning transgender female athletes participating in women’s sports, Justice Brett Kavanugh sounded the right note. As SCOTUSblog reported: Justice…
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Chris Edwards The Minnesota fraud scandals have put the spotlight on wasteful federal aid-to-state programs. The scandals surround federal aid for food programs, health care, and day care. My new…
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Michael F. Cannon President Trump’s “Great Health Care Plan” has great ideas that greater simplicity could make even better. The best proposal: “Allow More Over-the-Counter Medicines.” Government-imposed prescription requirements increase…
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Romina Boccia, Michael F. Cannon, and Adam N. Michel Republicans won in 2024 in part by vowing to lower the cost of living through restraining federal spending and ending policies that…