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Stephen Slivinski Certificate-of-need (CON) laws accomplish exactly what they were created to do. That’s actually a big problem, especially for rural areas. Under…

Walter Olson I’ve written more than once about why the proposed SAVE America Act deserves skepticism even if, like me, you’re fine with…

Solveig Singleton and Ryan Chan-Wei Merchants pay swipe fees to credit card networks (also called “interchange fees”) each time a consumer uses a…

Jai Kedia The Federal Reserve held rates steady at its March meeting, keeping the target for the federal funds rate at 3.5 to 3.75…

Norbert Michel In Washington, there’s no shortage of bad policy ideas that just won’t die. The latest example is the “Deadpool-esque” quest to…

Romina Boccia Each year, the Treasury Department quietly publishes the Financial Report of the United States Government, a comprehensive assessment of America’s long-term…

Patrick G. Eddington Earlier today on his personal social media platform, President Donald Trump called for reauthorization of Title VII of the Foreign…

Marcos Falcone On Friday, March 20, in light of the Iran war, which has pushed up energy and other prices, Spanish Prime Minister…

Romina Boccia and Tyler Turman The federal government spent roughly $100 billion on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in fiscal year 2024,…

Colin Grabow Last month, I had the chance to sit down with 60 Minutes correspondent Lesley Stahl for a piece on the moribund…