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Watch Us Fight Covid
The Biden administration’s 97-page National Covid-19 Preparedness Plan, released this month, features a “Test to Treat” initiative that would set up “one-stop”…
Inside Sources
Russia’s Invasion Impact Hits Beyond Oil to Mining and Metals
Much has been said about the impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on oil and natural gas markets and the lessons for American energy policy.
National Review
The ESG Backlash
The movement for environment, social, and governance (ESG) investing, after several years of headline-grabbing growth, is about to hit a wall of resistance. Conservatives have come…
Reason
Can the FDA’s New Commissioner Save the Agency from Itself?
Public trust in the U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is at an all-time low, largely due to its bumbled handling of the pandemic. But…
The Frederick News Post
No Single Best Way to Work
COVID-19 might be winding down into an endemic disease like the cold and the flu — maybe. But even if the virus has more curveballs…
City Journal
Leading from Behind
Long after many states and localities dropped their mask mandates, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) finally revised its metrics to guide community…
New York Post
Biden Wants to Waste More Money on COVID on Top of the Trillions Spent
The Biden administration has released a new National COVID-19 Preparedness Plan that — surprise, surprise — calls for billions in new spending. The initiative is unnecessary,…
National Review
Testing Our Patience
A few days ago, a large, plain manila envelope arrived at my home. It was unmarked except for a mailing label headlined “USPS Connect.” I…
The New York Sun
Why the EPA Needs a Lesson in Constitutional Law
The Supreme Court on Monday has a chance to remind the Environmental Protection Agency that there are limits to its power. During the Obama administration,…
Real Clear Energy
Will the Supreme Court Rein in the EPA?
The Supreme Court will soon hear oral argument in West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency. The Court will examine the lawfulness of the Obama administration’s…
The New York Sun
Welcome to Jimmy Carter’s Second Term: It’s Worse Than the First
President Carter’s dreary four years in the White House discredited the Democratic Party for a generation. After he left, it took Democrats 12 years to…
The Hill
You’re the Boss: Unionized Staff Would Force Democrats to Take on Management’s Role
A group of congressional Democratic staffers are attempting to form a union. It might not be a bad idea. A major problem with Congress is…
New York Post
Without Mandates or Lockdowns, Florida Better Managed COVID than New York
When the final history of the COVID-19 pandemic is written it will likely conclude that most of the non-pharmaceutical public health measures taken to combat…
The New York Sun
Regulations Stymie New York in Crypto Competition vs. Miami
New York City and Miami are the clear frontrunners to become the preeminent home of American cryptocurrency, and the cities’ mayors — Eric Adams of…
New York Post
If There Was Any Benefit To Masking Kids, It’s Long Since Disappeared
States around the nation, including Democratic ones such as New York and California, are lifting indoor mask mandates. But the Centers for Disease Control and…
National Review
With Inflation Rising, Why Punish Companies Seeking to Lower Prices?
In a recent Wall Street Journal op-ed, a venture capital investor in the e-commerce firms Deliverr and Wish calls for breaking up Amazon because…
Inside Sources
Lawmakers Can Help Boost Virginia’s Economic Dynamism with a Regulatory Sandbox Program
As Virginia’s economy recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic, state lawmakers are looking for ways to attract businesses and promote technological innovation. However, many entrepreneurs and…
New York Post
Science Shows the Vaccine Mandates Are No Longer Necessary
This is a particularly pressing question now as many unvaccinated workers have or are about to lose their jobs. Nearly 3,000 New York City employees…
The Washington Times
Fed Discussion Should End on Central Bank Digital Currencies
Stablecoins may be a recent invention, but already it’s a type of cryptocurrency that empowers people worldwide and increases global prosperity, making it possible for…
Law & Liberty
Climate Tyrants’ New Tactics
Chief Justice John Marshall’s observation, “[t]hat the power to tax involves the power to destroy,” has become part of American political lore.
The Free Lance-Star
RGGI Is Climatically Meaningless
Gov. Glenn Youngkin raised quite a kerfuffle when, even before he took office, he said he would extricate Virginia from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative…
Wall Street Journal
Covid Patients Suffer as the Biden Administration Tries to Practice Medicine
The Biden administration seems to think it knows better than physicians how to practice medicine. But its haphazard micromanagement of monoclonal antibodies to treat Covid-19…
Inside Sources
The America COMPETES Act Seeks to Counter China by Imitating It
Public approval of Congress stands at 18 percent. If you wonder why, just look at the America COMPETES Act, which passed the House of Representatives…
City Journal
No Benefit, Many Costs
A new study from Johns Hopkins University’s Institute for Applied Economics supports what I and others have long maintained: lockdowns do not…
National Review
The Great Lockdown Lie
In the 1927 silent-film classic Metropolis, a dystopian city of the future is divided into elites living comfortably in opulent skyscrapers and workers toiling in dirty,…
Real Clear Policy
State Lawmakers Need a Better Strategy to Make Regulatory Sandbox Programs a Success
In the age of Web3 and the metaverse, the term “sandbox” has suddenly taken on a new meaning. No long just a fun place for…
The Australian Institute of International Affairs
Why Westminster Must Reconsider the UK’s New Foreign Investment Review Framework
In early January, the National Security and Investment (NSI) Act became law, expanding the United Kingdom government’s power to block foreign investments for perceived security risks.
Forbes
What To Do Instead of the America COMPETES Act
As if $30 trillion in national debt isn’t isn’t plenty stimulus, here we go again with the spending, on science and technology this…
The Hill
5G Debacle Shows How Poor Governance Threatens Aviation Innovation
The U.S. aviation industry almost came to a halt earlier this month over the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) and airlines’ last-minute objection to…
The Washington Examiner
Bill Targeting Big Tech Advanced Out of a Senate Committee on Bipartisan Vote
In what could be the most significant step toward regulating Big Tech, a bipartisan bill to change online shopping dramatically is moving ahead in the…
Real Clear Policy
It Should Be the End of the Line for the Senate Antitrust Bill
The American Innovation and Choice Online Act, which advanced out of the Senate Judiciary committee after a markup last Thursday, will hurt U.S. consumers and…
National Review
Vaccine Mandates: Another Work-Around Doesn’t Work
Meat Loaf, the quirky rock star who just died, had a hit with Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad. The Biden administration wishes it could do…
City Journal
An Affirmative Action Endgame?
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear two cases challenging racial preferences in university admissions. It’s an important move that could pave the way toward…
The Tribune-Democrat
There are Better Ways than Raising the Federal Minimum Wage to Boost Workers’ Pay
Twenty-five states raised their minimum wages this year, but the federal minimum wage has been stuck at $7.25 per hour since 2009. Is it time…
Real Clear Policy
Bureaucracy Isn’t the Answer to Ocean Pollution
The existence of plastic waste in the world’s oceans has raised reasonable concerns about the impact on wildlife and the environment. But rather than develop…
CoinDesk
Professor Gensler Gets an F on Crypto
Crypto insiders lauded Gary Gensler’s nomination to chair the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) last February. They thought the Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor who…
Fee Stories
Where Have All the Capitalists Gone?
Economist Richard Salsman presents liberty advocates with a striking rhetorical question in the title of his most recent book. Are there really fewer capitalists than ever…
National Review
The Environmental Left Is Its Own Worst Enemy
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse has staked his legacy on the persecution of “climate deniers.” It’s a cause for which he seems ideally suited: He…
City Journal
The Pandemic Job Shuffle
Policymaking involves tradeoffs. As the Covid-19 pandemic started in the U.S. in early 2020, governments chose to impose lockdowns and other restrictions in an effort…
The Wall Street Journal
A Regulatory Burden for Every Room of Your House
Skyrocketing inflation, empty store shelves, rising crime and endless Covid restrictions have been grabbing headlines, but lesser-noticed regulatory mischief from the Biden administration may prove…
National Review
In Texas, ESG Virtue-Signaling Is a Risky Investment
As the old saying goes, it would take a heart of stone not to laugh. Large financial corporations are now being skewered in the Lone…
National Review
In Texas, ESG Virtue-Signaling Is a Risky Investment
National Review
The Supreme Court’s Vaccine Decisions Are a Blow to the Administrative State
The Supreme Court issued a split decision on two of the Biden administration’s Covid-19 vaccination mandates. In the first, a 6–3 majority stayed the Occupational Safety…
New York Post
The Science Shows Eric Adams is Right in Fight to Keep NYC Schools Open
As new cases of the Omicron variant surge, thousands of schools have delayed a return to in-person learning. Cities including Atlanta, Milwaukee, Cleveland and Detroit…
National Review
The Fight for the FDIC
While the downfall of “Build Back Better” has been getting a lot of attention, it was not the only Washington policy drama…
City Journal
Omicron’s Silver Lining
New Covid-19 infections are reaching record levels in the U.S. and Europe. The surge is due both to the Delta…
New York Post
New York’s Racial ‘Risk Factor’ for COVID Treatment is Illegal and Immoral
New York City’s and state’s departments of health have reached a divisive and destructive low. In new guidelines rationing scarce, lifesaving oral antiviral medications and the…
Forbes
Joe Biden’s Year in Federal Regulation, 2021
Today is New Year’s Eve. Yesterday, December 31, 2021 was the last federal workday of the year. This presents an obvious opportunity to survey the Federal…
National Review
They Couldn’t Cancel Him
National Review
Confronting Omicron: One Step Forward, One Step Static
President Joe Biden’s recent address on the Omicron variant was full of holiday miracles. After nearly a year in office, Biden finally conceded the…