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Thomas Massie's humiliating loss in Kentucky shows that at least one party is serious about policing antisemitism. It's the Republican Party. Read More

A new report shows how dangerous groups exploit legal protections. Read More

I am willing to assume that there was a time when the NAACP did some good.  Read More

President Trump says ‘no más’ Read More

We may have witnessed the most MS NOW moment of all time. Read More

What’s the point of formation over efficiency, leisure over work, and wisdom over perfection? Read More

I have a confession to make: I use AI chatbots. A lot. I ask them questions about many things, from fixing the dishwasher (accurate) to who... Read More

With the affordability crisis a key concern of the general public, Trump has been accused of being "out of touch" regarding the economic... Read More

A fair criticism of politicians is that they all lie, at least to the extent of engaging in extreme levels of spin and/or exaggeration to put... Read More

Before demanding more money from America’s wealthiest, lawmakers should account for the billions of dollars the federal government wastes... Read More

Some state lawmakers are focused on making leaving costly, while ignoring the reforms that could make staying attractive. Read More

Protecting central bank independence will be an ongoing struggle; the most important thing is that no board members resign anytime soon. Read More

The president’s slush-fund-and-tax-penalty “settlement” is brazenly criminal. If our governing institutions can’t... Read More

The distinguished political scientist Graham Allison, author of the 2015 Atlantic article “The Thucydides Trap,” argued that... Read More

The House Energy and Commerce Committee is considering legislation that would effectively ban the sale of Chinese electric vehicles (EVs) in... 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

Critics are saying America is in decline and China will surpass it. They said the same thing about Germany, the Soviets, Japan, and the EU. Read More

Last year, I wrote a column rebutting Sen. Tim Kaine’s (D., Va.) attack on a nominee for expressing his belief in natural rights that... Read More

Whether it’s an attack on a synagogue or on a mosque like the one in San Diego, there is only one thing to say: this is evil. Read More

America's tax system runs on trust. It's a voluntary compliance system, and that only works when taxpayers believe the rules are fair,... Read More

As you may be aware, early this year President Trump commenced a personal litigation against the federal government, seeking compensation for... Read More

It couldn't have happened to a bigger jerk. Read More

Why is America’s leading advocate for gambling addicts now pushing betting bills? Read More

Diana DeGette, a longtime Colorado congressional incumbent, has received half a million in donations from pharmaceutical company PACs. Read More

Though things will likely not become as radical as the Covid hysteria of 2020 and 2021, there is still plenty of institutional “muscle... Read More

What does it profit an American citizen to gain a utopia of material abundance but lose the heart and soul of the United States? Read More

The U.S. auto industry is no longer defined by competition between domestic and foreign firms—instead it is deeply... Read More

A new executive order could make it harder for undocumented immigrants to access financial services in the U.S., but it stops short of... 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