Bank Capital Standards
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...
Psychedelic Legalization
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...
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...
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,...
American Craft Brewers Suffering Under Trump’s Tariffs
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...
More NYC Corruption
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...
Trump’s “Unimpeachable” Reputation
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...
53 Percent Don’t Know Why We Declared Independence from Britain in 1776
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...
The Senate’s Big Beautiful Blunder Could Increase the Debt by $6 Trillion
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...
Licensing Cartelists Say the Quiet Part Out Loud in Puerto Rico
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...