Jeremy Horpedahl and Phillip W. Magness While the Trump administration had already rolled out tariff increases against our largest trading partners—Canada, Mexico, and China—several...
Thomas A. Berry President Donald Trump has singled out several of the nation’s largest law firms for serious, potentially business-ending sanctions by executive fiat,...
Alan Reynolds The Federal Reserve chairman and Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) always imagine that they can prevent recession by anticipating trouble in time...
David J. Bier In response to a question about restricting immigration, House Representative Yvette D. Clarke (D‑NY) recently stated, “I need more people in my...
Jeffrey A. Singer What is driving politicians’ irrational fear of nicotine? Earlier this week, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer called for a crackdown on a nicotine...
Thomas A. Berry The Fifth Circuit has had a mixed record lately on First Amendment issues (with the biggest lowlight being its decision upholding Texas’s...
Colleen Hroncich After a string of holidays from October through December, January can seem like a letdown. Unless you’re someone—a parent, student, teacher, education entrepreneur, or...
Walter Olson Three‐quarters of the eggs sold in Maryland are raised in other states. HB0357 / SB0193, a bill in the Maryland General Assembly, presumes...
Jack Solowey and Jennifer J. Schulp For years, US regulators’ approach to crypto has been, frankly, unhinged. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), for...