politics
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How Congress Turned Budget Reconciliation Into a Tool for More Spending
A process designed to overcome political obstacles to deficit reduction is now helping Congress avoid the reforms that matter most.
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California’s Billionaire Tax Is Backfiring Before It Begins
California’s proposed wealth tax promises billions in new revenue. But early evidence suggests it will ultimately cost the state far more in investment, entrepreneurship, and future tax receipts.
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Rereading the Declaration in an Age of Polarization
A new collection from Civitas explores old arguments about what the Declaration means — and who gets to define the nation’s founding ideals.
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States Relying on Federal Aid Face a Reckoning
Pandemic-era aid allowed many states to expand spending without confronting long-term costs. The bill is coming due.
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The Fed Needs Independence, Not Immunity
Monetary policy deserves insulation from politics, but regulation and emergency lending powers may not. Can Congress and the Courts differentiate?
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Teachers’ Unions Are Losing One of Their Government Perks
Should taxpayers be required to subsidize unions’ lobbying for more taxpayer subsidies? Three states say “no, spend our money on students.”
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Trump v. Cook Carve-Out Leaves the Fed Above the Law
The Roberts Court restored presidential authority over executive agencies while shielding the Federal Reserve from the same rule.
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Too Connected to Fail: Washington’s New Tech Oligarchy
From Intel to Dell, federal policy has helped create a tightly interdependent system where government power and private firms reinforce one another through subsidies, contracts, and political access.
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If Congress Wants a Raise, It Should Do Its Job
A Congress that routinely misses budget deadlines and adds to an unsustainable debt burden should not expect automatic raises with no accountability.
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Hasan Piker and the Marxist Resentment Behind ‘Microlooting’
Affluent activists increasingly treat property rights as morally negotiable, attacking the system that enabled their (and their parents’) success.
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How Congress Turned Budget Reconciliation Into a Tool for More Spending
A process designed to overcome political obstacles to deficit reduction is now helping Congress avoid the reforms that matter most.
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•
California’s Billionaire Tax Is Backfiring Before It Begins
California’s proposed wealth tax promises billions in new revenue. But early evidence suggests it will ultimately cost the state far more in investment, entrepreneurship, and future tax receipts.
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•
Rereading the Declaration in an Age of Polarization
A new collection from Civitas explores old arguments about what the Declaration means — and who gets to define the nation’s founding ideals.
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•
States Relying on Federal Aid Face a Reckoning
Pandemic-era aid allowed many states to expand spending without confronting long-term costs. The bill is coming due.
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•
The Fed Needs Independence, Not Immunity
Monetary policy deserves insulation from politics, but regulation and emergency lending powers may not. Can Congress and the Courts differentiate?
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•
Teachers’ Unions Are Losing One of Their Government Perks
Should taxpayers be required to subsidize unions’ lobbying for more taxpayer subsidies? Three states say “no, spend our money on students.”
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•
Trump v. Cook Carve-Out Leaves the Fed Above the Law
The Roberts Court restored presidential authority over executive agencies while shielding the Federal Reserve from the same rule.
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•
Too Connected to Fail: Washington’s New Tech Oligarchy
From Intel to Dell, federal policy has helped create a tightly interdependent system where government power and private firms reinforce one another through subsidies, contracts, and political access.
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•
If Congress Wants a Raise, It Should Do Its Job
A Congress that routinely misses budget deadlines and adds to an unsustainable debt burden should not expect automatic raises with no accountability.
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•
Hasan Piker and the Marxist Resentment Behind ‘Microlooting’
Affluent activists increasingly treat property rights as morally negotiable, attacking the system that enabled their (and their parents’) success.