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The recent California gubernatorial and Los Angeles mayoral elections—where, remarkably, Steve Hilton and Spencer Pratt both appear to... Read More

California is losing people from suburbs year after year, revealing a deeper demographic shift reshaping America's most populous state. Read More

Premier Smith is trying to navigate a camel through the eye of a needle. Read More

Canada’s single-payer healthcare is a dead end, literally. Read More

The two main components of Jewish American identity—its liberalism and its Zionism—are now in conflict with each other. Read More

As of last week, Israeli products are no more at Brooklyn’s Park Slope Food Co-Op. Organic asparagus, Gruyère, and exotic fruits might... Read More

Let’s stop pretending their demands are merely “policy changes.” The logical conclusion is far more sweeping. Read More

In classrooms across America today, too many young people are being taught to view their country not as a force for good, but as a source of... Read More

Ultra wealthy New Yorkers have yet to flex their muscle this election cycle as Mayor Zohran Mamdani plays kingmaker in key races. Read More

This week offered fresh proof that our political and media elites think most Americans possess the memories of goldfish. How else to explain... Read More

Jason Richwine recently noted an encouraging sign in the labor market: Among native-born men ages 25 to 54 without a college degree, the... Read More

Keith Whittington’s new book is an occasion to wonder whether impeachment is a legal or political power. Read More

The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) recently released a study by David Primo measuring faculty viewpoint diversity... Read More

It is no secret that Americans continue to be squeezed by high housing costs. President Trump and Congress recognize the need to solve this... Read More

Donald Trump wants to give it a little more control. Bernie Sanders wants to give it a lot. Read More

Andrew Walworth hosts RCP president and co-founder Tom Bevan and Washington bureau chief Carl Cannon to break down what the president... Read More

This episode examines the claim that billionaires pay little or nothing in federal taxes while ordinary workers carry the burden. Read More

Is America trading excellence for ideology? In this episode, Rafael Mangual sits down with Heather Mac Donald—author of When Race... Read More

We discuss tackling fraud, including visa fraudsters, why Marty Makary stepped down as FDA chief, and how he is working to upend the prior... Read More

A comprehensive resource that ranks the economic competitiveness of states using fifteen equally weighted policy variables Read More

Following Tax Day, Open the Books is releasing a set of deep dives into data released by the Internal Revenue Service, synthesized with... Read More

Unleash Prosperity is a non-profit, so this is an admission against our own interests, but non-profit tax status is one of the largest and... Read More

On Tax Day, Americans should consider not just how much they pay in federal income taxes, but where that money is going. Read More

Last summer, after George Floyd died under Derek Chauvin’s knee, protesters in Pensacola, Florida, held a week’s worth of rallies... Read More

In a statement issued last week, Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman once again called for an end to Governor Sisolak’s indefinite... Read More

While New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham ordered the closing of certain grocery stores over COVID-19 concerns, she spent $16,248 in... Read More

Officials from Petaluma, California have decided their city has enough places to fill up gas-powered cars. Last week, the local city council... Read More

The belief that the Court has the last word in constitutional interpretation is a relatively late development. Read More

We still live in Scalia's judicial universe. Read More

It’s no longer enough to choose candidates for the nation’s highest court with perfect résumés who mouth the... Read More

Americans today need to know the Declaration by heart so that its “saving principles” animate our next 250 years. Read More

The American experiment is failing. Indicators of rising consumption and celebrations of expanding choice abound, yet ordinary Americans face... Read More

On June 1, CBS News reported that a new “Trump administration plan would allow for quick asylum rejections without interviews”,... Read More

On the De-MAGAfication of America. Read More

If you own property in California, you’re not safe. A new ballot measure will empower the state to confiscate a percentage of the... Read More

In this grim population, one deed stands alone as the most foul. Read More

A new Gallup poll finds support for same-sex marriage and relationships in the U.S. has stopped rising after two decades. Read More

Democrats are on the verge of a big victory for their allies in Big Labor with the help of a handful of populist Republicans. The Faster... Read More

Sanders' plan would impose a one-time tax of 50 percent of AI companies' stock and give the government voting shares and the power to block... Read More

Let’s assume most of this article’s readers think the Hamas attack of October 7, 2023 was a bad thing. Perhaps you don’t... Read More

The possible bankruptcy of a truly venal organization is something to celebrate. Read More

Guyana has emerged as an oil and gas powerhouse in recent years. How do U.S. and corporate interests complicate the country’s changing... Read More

President Trump extends Iran ceasefire amid fractured regime and ongoing US blockade. Read More

Senior officials knew election systems had meaningful vulnerabilities... Read More

Donald Trump’s labor secretary, Lori Chavez-DeRemer, is leaving the administration under a cloud of misconduct allegations. These... Read More

Real medical freedom will require something greater than replacing the public health establishment: ending the FDA's monopoly. Read More

Revisiting Tax Changes in New York and Massachusetts. Read More

The SNAP program has suffered from a lack of national oversight for decades. Read More