If the government revives the Robinson-Patman Act to force suppliers into charging small and large retailers the same price for vastly different quantities of the same product, that will mean higher prices.
A new bipartisan bill aims to protect franchisors from punishment for their franchisees’ actions, signaling rare unity on economic freedom.
Nations that moved air traffic control out of politics have better tech, no shutdown chaos, and stable funding. Congress keeps choosing dysfunction instead.
The STOP HATE Act wants social media platforms to report their moderation policies and outcomes to the government. And it’s not the only censorial measure Rep. Josh Gottheimer wants.
The IGO Anti-Boycott Act would dramatically expand U.S. anti-boycott laws. The House quietly postponed a vote after running into unexpected Republican opposition.
There seems to be general bipartisan agreement on keeping a majority of the cuts, which are set to expire. They can be financed by cleaning out the tax code of unfair breaks.
Both parties—and the voters—are to blame for the national debt fiasco.
Both parties—and the voters—are to blame for the national debt fiasco.
"Documented Dreamers" continue to have to leave the country even though this is the only home many have ever known.
The U.S. has successfully navigated past debt challenges, notably in the 1990s. Policymakers can fix this if they find the will to do so.
Her concurrence is a reminder that the application of criminal law should not be infected by personal animus toward any given defendant.
There is a great deal of panic surrounding the "extreme" nature of the current Court. But that is often not based in reality.
Vincent Yakaitis is unfortunately not the first such defendant. He will also not be the last.
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It mixes much-needed reform with changes that could upend the asylum system in damaging ways.
That's bad news for Americans.
Bad ideas never seem to truly die in Washington.
Lawmakers can take small steps that are uncontroversial and bipartisan to jumpstart the fiscal stability process.
Lawmakers should consider a user-fee system designed to charge drivers by the mile.
A Republican, a Communist, and a Catholic conservative walk onto a movie set...
A return to so-called normal order wouldn't fix all of Washington's many problems, but it would be a step in the right direction.
Priscilla Villarreal's case will be heard again tomorrow at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit. She has attracted some unlikely supporters.
Justice Richard Bernstein said Pete Martel's hiring as clerk was unacceptable because "I'm intensely pro-law enforcement."
A hobbled Congress isn’t a solution to our woes, but it’s a lot better than lawmakers set loose.
From immigration to drug reform, there is plenty of potential for productive compromise.
It is unlikely to stop mass shootings, but it will restrict Second Amendment rights and unjustly send people to prison.
Andrew Yang's rebooted Forward Party glosses over Americans’ conflicting values and preferences.
The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act increases the penalties for violating arbitrary firearm bans.
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Some states have taken action. It's time for the federal government to do the same.
Occupational licensing rules are more often arbitrary bureaucratic hurdles than they are protections for health or safety.
Biden's reputation as a bipartisan dealmaker might be appealing in these polarized times, but his record as a policy maker is atrocious.
Climate strikes, "Medicare for All," national security whistleblowers, and Canadian blackface scandals are all distractions from D.C.'s core function: spending more money than we have.
Licensing reform efforts cross partisan barriers. Unfortunately, so do efforts to cripple opportunity and prosperity.
Slowly but surely, some of the most glaring problems of our criminal justice system are being addressed.
The law will reopen critical channels to employment and housing that might otherwise be closed.
“I wanted to be more than somebody who is the son of a murder victim.”
The bipartisan push to remove capital punishment from state law is moving forward.
The bill was introduced by Republicans and co-sponsored by Democrats.
Rep. Tom Reed says he was threatened with "consequences" as a result.
Should the Senate majority leader really be celebrating more reckless spending?
It's misguided to politicize something as non-controversial as an honorary degree.
Read bills before voting, and other ways Congress can be less terrible in 2018.
Many of the underlying sentiments that made the statist post-9/11 bipartisan consensus possible are still in Washington, ready to be exploited.
An exaggerated emphasis on differences obscures the degree to which Americans still agree
The president and congressional Democrats just worked together on a bad debt ceiling and budget deal.
The politicians would probably be better off just lowering everyone's taxes, rather than picking and choosing a few already lucky Olympic athletes to reward with tax cuts.
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