Adam N. Michel The federal government makes hiring a nanny or other household employee a labyrinthine nightmare of tax, labor, and immigration law. These rigid rules decrease childcare options...
Romina Boccia The US federal debt recently surpassed $34 trillion, a staggering figure just shy of the size of the US economy and about $100,000 for every US...
Colin Grabow The George II is a case study in Jones Act dysfunction. Delivered in December 1980 by a now‐defunct Louisiana shipyard, the forty‐three‐year‐old containership—long in the tooth even...
Jennifer Huddleston Last week, I spoke on a panel at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) about the intersection of tech and competition policy. While many headlines will focus on...
Marc Joffe and Krit Chanwong California Governor Gavin Newsom’s proposed 2024–2025 budget includes a provision to raise taxes on the state’s Medicaid‐managed care providers. This proposed provider tax...
Jeffrey Miron US higher education has been much in the news lately, and not in a good way. The growing polarization and acrimony, moreover, seem likely to get...
Eugene Gholz Last night’s US/British strike against Houthi military targets in Yemen escalated operations to protect shipping in the Red Sea from an expensive and wasteful defensive...
Jack Solowey and Jennifer J. Schulp After a decade of intransigence, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Wednesday finally approved the first Bitcoin ETFs, exchange traded funds...
Michael Chapman Argentine president Javier Milei was sworn into office on December 10. In the last thirty days or so, the libertarian economist has consolidated eighteen government...
Jeffrey A. Singer The state and local revolt against the federal “crack house” statute (21 U.S.C. Sec. 856), which makes it federally illegal to establish and operate...