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November 21, 2024
A Local Option for Natural Gas Fracking
…case that local communities should have the right to decide on the matter. As the Ukraine war grinds on and Europe remains desperate to import natural gas rather than rely…
November 20, 2024
Eliminate Federal Lending to Graduate and Professional Students; Revenue to Fund Block Grants to States
…making accommodations for the second-order effects of the proposed policy changes. The proposed policy changes will follow the format for a policy solution that was outlined in a previously coauthored…
November 17, 2024
Affordable Housing—and No Tax Hike
…simple math that ensures future development will enrich rather than deprive communities. The new homes would generate $720 million in city sales tax receipts on construction materials over the decade,…
November 15, 2024
JD Vance is Right: Reduce the Power of Big Foundations to Help Charity
…matters as climate change (MacArthur), racial healing (Kellogg) or reducing incarceration (Open Society), donors overall, per the definitive Giving USA analysis, favor religious and human services far ahead of the environment…
November 7, 2024
Key Data on Federal Benefits Paid to Illegal Immigrant Households
Soaring illegal immigration during the Biden-Harris administration was a major campaign theme, with a pre-election Harvard poll finding Americans considered immigration the second-most important issue—right behind inflation and ahead of the economy….
November 4, 2024
Again, Tariffs Didn’t Make American Manufacturing Great
…and Christopher M. Meissner (University of California, Davis) matched detailed tariff data from 8,300 products with state-level manufacturing records from 1870-1909, using price changes and specific tariff rates to measure…
November 1, 2024
Kamala Harris’s Policy Book Doesn’t Even Mention Immigration
…to 39% advantage. You would expect both campaigns to focus on key voter priorities. Indeed, the priorities in the Republican platform exactly match voters’ top three issues in a decidedly Trumpian fashion….
October 30, 2024
A SNAP Reform Framework Focused on the Future
No matter the outcome of next week’s election, we can be certain that the new President and Congress will confront urgent policy and legislative challenges. One priority issue for the…
October 18, 2024
Pro-Marriage Conservatives Should Reject a Per-Child Phase-In of the Child Tax Credit
…In light of already substantial marriage penalties and growing evidence that marriage matters for low-income families and communities, conservatives should rethink policy recommendations that would make our tax code less…
October 16, 2024
Kevin Corinth: Addressing Social Capital Poverty in America
Despite improvements in material living standards, the erosion of social connections, civic engagement, and community ties has led to a decline in overall social wellbeing. New research reveals a complex…