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February 4, 2025
Snip, Snip: Spending Cuts Are Coming
Republicans’ agenda of cutting taxes and increasing spending on their policy priorities depends significantly on identifying productive spending reductions. But just cutting spending will not be enough. Republicans must also…
January 30, 2025
American Greatness Depends on Strong Families
…comes to that classic American ideal, “the pursuit of happiness.” Yet we know that nothing matters more to making that destination possible than renewing the fortunes of marriage and family life. No…
January 22, 2025
How the Trump Administration Can Hit Its Growth Target
…simplify the tax system. That brings us to the third pillar of a successful growth strategy: efficient regulation. The issue is not “more” versus “less.” What really matters for growth…
January 21, 2025
How Trump Can Permanently Fix the Student Loan Program
…surrender on loan cancellation means the momentum on this matter is with Trump and his new administration. They have a golden opportunity to fix the student loan program for good….
January 21, 2025
Calling DOGE: HUD’s Costly Hunt for Answers the Market Already Has
…Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) rules, prevailing wage mandates, tariffs on building materials, and restrictions on logging. For instance, HUD’s recent energy code changes, which may add up to $31,000 to the…
January 17, 2025
Regulations Keep Millions of Bedrooms Empty During a Housing Crisis
…of five single adults or multiple unmarried couples in order to share costs are not permitted to do so—no matter how many bedrooms are available. These relics stand in the…
January 16, 2025
Should We Believe the Economic Data or Americans’ “Lyin’” Eyes? The Answer Is Yes.
…never be eradicated—indeed, most of us will experience some kind of economic anxiety at some point in our lives—objective statistics paint an overwhelmingly positive picture of material well-being in the…
January 14, 2025
The Pornography Industry Should Not Be Allowed This Much Access to Our Children
…of more than 180 scientific publications and books. What the latest science tells us is that despite pornography’s designation as “adult material” or “for mature audiences,” large portions of minor-age…
January 3, 2025
Thanks, Joe Manchin
…that logic and proves that traditional American values like hard work, and putting policy over party, still matter. Thanks, Senator Manchin, for reminding us of those simple and enduring truths….
December 31, 2024
Farewell, President Stimulus
When it comes to stimulus, President Joe Biden has carved out a signature spot in American history. From his role as “sheriff” overseeing Democrats’ massive 2009 stimulus law to signing an even bigger…