Jeffrey Miron New research reminds us that policies designed to improve national security have costs, even if the policies have good intentions: Although the US was already an industrial nation…

Democrats are seeking to put limits on private donations to foot the bill for President Donald Trump’s new White House ballroom amid what they say are bribery concerns.  Trump announced…

Jennifer Huddleston The college football season is hitting rival games, conference championships, and playoff season. Similar to many Alabamans, I may be a little too invested in the SEC football…

Former FBI Director James Comey hailed the federal judge who dismissed the federal indictment against him on Monday, saying the case against him was based on ‘malevolence and incompetence.’ Judge…

The Justice Department asked a federal judge to unseal grand jury materials and lift protective orders in the Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell cases after President Donald Trump signed the…

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday aimed at bolstering U.S. artificial intelligence (AI) initiatives as it unveiled its new ‘Genesis Mission’ to accelerate AI use for scientific purposes. …

David J. Bier President Donald Trump premised his mass deportation agenda on the idea that he will be “returning millions and millions of criminal aliens.” Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary…

One Senate Republican proved that it’s still possible to bridge the chasm between the aisles after brokering an end to the longest government shutdown in history. The 43-day impasse in…

Neal McCluskey The Trump administration has announced that the US Department of Education (DoED) is sending day-to-day responsibility over several of its functions to other departments. This is a small step…

Christian Kruse and Norbert Michel It’s been five years since the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) attempted to “harmonize” the rules governing public and private securities markets. Yet, the reform’s…