The federal shutdown is over. Here’s one big takeaway: We need to depend less on Washington. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) food aid program’s vulnerability and the shortage of air traffic controllers show how government failure puts people at risk. Shutdowns make the federal government too unreliable to be solely entrusted with helping the […]
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Want to Stop China? Make Them Dependent on U.S. Tech, Not Free From It
A couple of years ago, I read “Destined for War,” which explored whether conflict between China and America is indeed inevitable — like once-invincible Sparta and ascendant Athens in ancient Greece. In evaluating the modern dynamic, the book examines not only the clashes of Hellenic city-states but a variety of other moments in human history […]
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Don’t Punish Kids to Stop Gas Station Drugs
Amid all the attention on the government shutdown, the U.S. Senate quietly advanced language in the continuing resolution that would do something deeply harmful, and entirely unrelated to the shutdown: it would strip sick children, seniors, athletes and veterans of access to the non-intoxicating CBD products that many rely on to manage seizures, chronic pain, […]
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Don’t Let Healthcare’s Status Quo Choke Innovation and Choice
Lately, the healthcare policy conversation has been consumed by debates over MFN pricing, vaccine mandates, MAHA initiatives, and more. While these issues demand attention, I remain an optimist: 2026 offers a critical window for a broader, more substantive discussion about the core challenges facing American healthcare. As millions of Americans navigate open enrollment, a familiar […]
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Main Street America Depends on Strong Railroads
A strong rail network is not Wall Street’s victory; it’s Main Street’s insurance policy. The proposed merger between Union Pacific (UP) and Norfolk Southern (NS) is an opportunity to rebuild and reconnect America’s supply chain, linking family-owned businesses across the nation. The UP-NS merger will result in a seamless, coast-to-coast rail system that allows for […]
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Just One Word on America Recycles Day: Plastics
On Nov. 15, millions of Americans come together for America Recycles Day – a day all about spreading the word on how recycling helps reduce waste. Nearly 3 million jobs. $1.1 trillion in output. $17.5 billion in capital expenditures. Just one word: plastics. Two new reports demonstrate the importance of American plastics to the success […]
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Too Big to Care: How PBMs Are Undermining HIV Care
We have spent our lives fighting for people living with HIV because we are among them. We have sat in waiting rooms doing the math on whether to pay for prescriptions or the train fare home, and we have watched community clinics struggle to stretch every dollar. Programs like the state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs, […]
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Will America’s Patchwork of AI Laws Trip Up Its Global Tech Ambitions?
For a country intent on winning the global race for artificial intelligence leadership, critics say the United States is about to make a costly mistake. When the House passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) earlier this year, the sweeping budget package included a 10-year federal ban preventing states from enacting their own AI […]
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Monopoly Doesn’t Mean What Some Policymakers Seem To Think It Means
To some policymakers, everything done by a leading tech company screams “monopoly.” While no industry should be considered above fair criticism, the pattern is by now familiar. Data center outage? “Monopoly.” Data centers using electricity? “Monopoly.” Early success in a booming industry? “Monopoly.” Rather than getting to the heart of the debate over tensions in technology policy […]