Decision on Menthol Ban Delayed Until March 2024
Jeffrey A. Singer The Washington Post reports today that the Biden administration will delay a decision on banning menthol cigarettes and cigars until March 2024, after...
At Least They Asked This Time: Treasury Department’s Crypto AML Power Wish List Is a Non-starter
Jack Solowey and Jennifer J. Schulp November 28 was “Giving Tuesday,” but that didn’t stop the Treasury Department from asking Congress that day for additional...
Critics Exaggerate Risks and Minimize Benefits of Gestational Surrogacy
Vanessa Brown Calder Last weekend, conservative commentator Guy Benson and his partner announced the birth of their new son following the help of a gestational surrogate....
Pandemic Policymaking Warrants Narrower Fed Mandate
Jai Kedia With the COVID-19 pandemic (hopefully) in the rearview mirror, it is time to reevaluate the Fed’s broadened mandate. While many policymakers want the...
Does Section 230 Cover Generative AI?
Jennifer Huddleston Whether or not Section 230 applies to Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a hotly debated question. Somewhat surprisingly, the authors of Section 230 claimed it...
Sandra Day O’Connor and the Importance of Mental Toughness, Civility
Anastasia P. Boden My colleague Walter Olson has already written a lovely tribute to Justice Sandra Day O’Connor (1930–2023) discussing her judicial legacy. I write to add...
Will Nicolás Maduro Invade Guyana?
Daniel Raisbeck The authoritarian regime in Venezuela held a referendum on Sunday in which, according to official sources, 95 percent of voters backed Nicolás Maduro’s claims...
How Protectionist Shipping Policy Drives Up the Cost of Energy
Colin Grabow Each day the United States both exports and imports millions of barrels of crude oil and petroleum products. Although a seeming paradox, much of...
It’s Not Just Republicans, Democrats Want Trillion-Dollar Tax Cuts Too
Adam N. Michel Since Republicans passed their 2017 tax cut along partisan lines, Democrats have derided the reforms as costly tax cuts for the rich...
Idaho Bucks Medicaid Managed Care Trend
Krit Chanwong On November 7, 2023, the Idaho Medicaid Managed Care Task Force shelved a proposal to move most of the state’s Medicaid beneficiaries to a managed care...