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Flawed Triggers: How A New Proposal to Automatically Pay Extended Unemployment Checks in Response to AI Fears Misses the Mark

November 10, 2026 | Matt Weidinger

Liberal policymakers love paying more government benefits but hate the fact that doing so often…

Will New Taxes on Data Centers Pay for Expanded Benefits?

November 9, 2026 | Matt Weidinger

The election was terrible for Republicans. But it may have been even worse for data…

Could the District Help More Families with Housing?

November 6, 2026 | Kevin Corinth and Greg Jaczko

What if the District moved away from high District-wide payment standards to zip-code based Fair…

Democrats Promise Free Everything. So Did the Soviets.

November 3, 2026 | Matt Weidinger

On Oct. 27, the New York Times published a remarkable article titled “Here’s What Democrats…

The $580 Medicaid Gambling Loophole

October 21, 2026 | Kevin Corinth

Medicaid is getting a justified makeover on Jan. 1, when most states will begin implementing…

D.C. Could Help More Families by Decreasing Its Exceptionally High Payment Standard for Housing Vouchers

October 20, 2026 | Kevin Corinth

In the District of Columbia, a family with a federally funded housing voucher can rent…

The Targeting of Place-Based Policies: The New Markets Tax Credit Versus Opportunity Zones

October 19, 2026 | Kevin Corinth, David Coyne, Naomi Feldman, and Craig Johnson

For a place-based policy to succeed, it must target the right areas—typically those with lower…

The Feds Turn to Big Data to Fight Fraud

October 19, 2026 | Matt Weidinger

The Trump administration is moving well beyond rhetoric on tackling fraud and abuse in government…