Biden Wants To Track Cryptocurrency, but Bitcoin Seems Safe (for Now)
There are any number of ways regulators may seek to clamp down on cryptocurrencies.
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Amtrak Wants $75 Billion To Create More Money-Losing Routes
The company's 15-year "Corridor Vision" also asks Congress for the power to sue private railroads that don't prioritize its passenger trains.
Do Democrats Realize They Need Republican Support To Legalize Marijuana?
The MORE Act, which was reintroduced today, is full of contentious provisions that go far beyond repealing federal prohibition.
Senate Republicans Released a $928 Billion Infrastructure Plan. Biden Says It Still Doesn't Spend Enough.
For the president, the spending is the point.
Joe Biden's $6 Trillion Budget Proposal Will Hike Spending, Keep Deficits Near Record Highs
In Biden's plan, the government would consume a historically large share of the economy—and those taxes still wouldn't be enough to pay for everything
Politicians Play With Fire by Risking Inflation
The value of our money may be the latest victim of pandemic-era policy.
Video of Federalist Society Executive Branch Review Panel on "State Sovereignty or Fair-Weather Federalism?"
Participants include Prof. Edward Rubin (Vanderbilt), Prof. Carolyn Shapiro (Chicago-Kent), Ilya Shapiro (Cato Institute), and myself.
A Federal Paid Leave Program Would Be a Permanent Solution to a Temporary Problem
The calls to implement such a plan are based on incorrect assumptions and a passive media.
The U.S. Doesn't Have a Labor Shortage. It Has an Incentive Shortage.
The government's coronavirus-related unemployment benefits are encouraging some to stay unemployed.
Republicans and Democrats Endorse Concept, but Gloss Over Details, of Funding Infrastructure With User Fees
A federal mileage-based user fee is still years away, and there's very little political support for a federal gas tax hike.
ATF's Proposed Rules Threaten a Legal Mess but No End to Ghost Guns
Regulations might reshape DIY gun products, but they can’t eliminate the demand that created the industry.
Stop Using the IRS To Subsidize Parenting
In response to Biden's child tax credits, Sen. Josh Hawley proposes paying parents $1,000 per month—if they're married—and $500 per month if they're single.
Biden Claims 5 Past Fed Chairs Back His Jobs Plan, but 2 Are Dead and 2 More Have Been Quiet About It
Plus: Boomer electoral power dwindling, U.S. migration patterns appear linked to pandemic restrictions, and more...
New Jobs Report Shows the Government Gets the Unemployment It's Paying For
High unemployment benefits are getting the blame for disappointing job growth in the midst of a worker shortage
Biden's $2 Trillion Infrastructure Bill Will Hurt the Environment
The president says fighting climate change is one of his primary goals. His legislation would do no such thing.
Yet Another Federal Court Rules Against the CDC Eviction Moratorium
This ruling has some distinctive elements, and may have a broader impact than previous decisions.
Canceling Student Debt Would Be an Insult to Trade Workers
"The push for college came at the expense of every other form of education," says Mike Rowe.
Biden Hedges on His Promise To Free Pot Prisoners
The president still has not caught up with most Americans on marijuana policy.
Biden Raises Refugee Cap to 62,500 For the Current Fiscal Year
After pressure from immigration advocates, he decided to honor a promise he had previously backtracked on. This is a positive development, but much more needs to be done.
White House: Schools Should 'Probably' Open in the Fall. Also: 'Maybe,' and 'It Depends.'
Amid message confusion, report shows teachers union fingerprints on the CDC's school reopening guidance.
Raising the Refugee Cap Should Be Just the Start of Fixing America's Inhumane Immigration Policy
The president reneged on that promise last month. People weren't happy.
The Red Flags in Biden's State of the Union Address
Plus: Is the coronavirus vaccine the most libertarian vaccine yet?
The U.S. Won't Beat China by Being More Like China
Biden's argument about a strategic competition with China ignores America's advantages.
Biden's 'American Families Plan' Sends the IRS To Snoop on Bank Transactions, Venmo Accounts
The White House says cracking down on tax cheats will generate $700 billion over 10 years to help offset a $1.8 trillion expansion of welfare programs.
Biden Is Using the Pandemic as an Excuse for Permanent Expansions of Government Power
For Biden, the pandemic has become a catchall justification for a slew of big-government programs that he and the Democratic Party already wanted to pursue.
If Biden Truly Wanted To Create Jobs, He Wouldn't Support the PRO Act
Destroying the ability of freelancers to make a living is union protectionism, not economic opportunity.
Joe Biden Wants To Close the 'Boyfriend Loophole.' Here's What That Means.
Plus: Ghost guns, the unintended consequences of criminalizing sex work, and more...
Joe Biden Just Outlined the Most Expensive Agenda in Modern History. Progressives Want More.
"We need a Green New Deal for Public Housing," says Rep. Jamaal Bowman. "We need a Green New Deal for Cities…and we need a Green New Deal for Public Schools."
California Already Tried Biden's Ghost Gun Ban. It Didn't Work.
Two years after California banned them, the ATF was complaining that 41 percent of guns they came across in L.A. were the very guns already banned
If Biden Is Serious About Criminal Justice Reform, He Needs To Get Serious About Qualified Immunity
The doctrine shields state actors from accountability.
Biden's Infrastructure Plan Would Redefine 'Broadband' To Justify Spending $100 Billion on Government-Run Internet
The Biden administration is manufacturing a market failure to justify spending $100 billion on municipal broadband and other government-run internet projects.
Biden Brings Back Plan for Free Community College
This is a subsidy for the schools, not the students.
Beware of Big Presidential Speeches During Times of Crisis
Biden tonight, like LBJ in 1964, Ford in 1975, Reagan in 1981, and Obama in 2009, is ready to make some terraforming asks to a pliant Congress.
Biden Seeks $1.8 Trillion for Public Child Care, Preschool, College
Plus: ACLU opposes menthol cigarette ban, student Snapchat case comes before Supreme Court today, and more...
When Joe Biden Talks About Worker Choice, He Means Only 1 Choice
His administration is twisting history and federal law to claim the government must encourage collective bargaining.
How To Navigate Through Virtue Signaling and Disinformation
Also: Should D.C. be a state?
A Ban on Menthol Cigarettes Will Lead to More Confrontations Between Black People and Police
If public health scolds get their way, they will worsen the nation’s overcriminalization problem.
Biden's Long-Overdue Recognition of the Armenian Genocide Could—but Probably Won't—Produce a Foreign Policy Rethink
It's long since past time to separate accurate geopolitical language from military interventionism.
After Thousands Die Unnecessarily, the U.S. Agrees to Let India Have Its AstraZeneca Vaccines
But only after the company jumps over more regulatory hurdles.
The Biden Administration's Obfuscation on Using Clemency To Free Pot Prisoners Is Not a Hopeful Sign
Press Secretary Jen Psaki repeatedly tried to muddy the issue by changing the subject to reclassifying marijuana.
No, Biden Isn't Coming for Your Burgers
Plus: Donor disclosure fight hits Supreme Court, school choice momentum, and more...
Biden Will Promise To Cut U.S. Carbon Dioxide Emissions 50 Percent by 2030
The plan would require a substantial retirement of machines that run on fossil fuels.
Biden Applauds Derek Chauvin Guilty Verdict, Condemns Violent 'Agitators and Extremists'
Plus: An anti-tech crusader could be joining the FTC, threats to free speech at Columbia University, and more...
Where Biden Has Fallen Short on Immigration [Updated]
The new administration has done much good. But it has also broken key promises.
Biden Called Trump's Refugee Cap 'Cruel and Shortsighted.' He's Keeping It in Place—for Now.
His explanation makes little sense.
Poll Shows 69 Percent of Americans Favor Legal Weed, a New Record High
Poll found that 78 percent of Democrats, 62 percent of Republicans, and 67 percent of independents favor legalization, as do majorities of every age demographic.
No, We Don't Need Biden's $2.3 Trillion Infrastructure Plan
Just because a politician says something doesn't make it so.
