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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Britain’s Problems Didn’t Begin with Brexit
Brexit disappointed both its critics and supporters, but Britain’s economic malaise runs much deeper than the 2016 referendum.
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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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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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How the Left Convinced Young People That Wealth Is Taken, Not Earned
Frustration with high costs has made younger generations more receptive to claims that wealth requires exploitation. But envy-driven attacks only limit our future opportunities.
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Why Libertarianism Keeps Splintering
Uneasy “fusion” coalitions periodically unite competing visions of liberty and political order. But a coalition of individualists was never likely to stay tidy.
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May Day Politics Come to Classrooms
Chicago’s latest deal with its teachers union uses public-school students to advance private agendas.
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April Fools for America First? Higher Prices and New War
The President returned to office on promises to lower costs at home and restore our reputation abroad. Americans got the opposite.
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Teachers Are Seeking Alternatives to Traditional Unions
Since SCOTUS made union membership optional, thousands of teachers have opted out. Will unions be forced to focus on education instead of politics?
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Six Takeaways from the Supreme Court’s Tariff Ruling
The Court limited one statutory pathway while leaving others intact. The opinion strengthens the major questions doctrine and clarifies how far emergency powers can stretch.
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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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•
Britain’s Problems Didn’t Begin with Brexit
Brexit disappointed both its critics and supporters, but Britain’s economic malaise runs much deeper than the 2016 referendum.
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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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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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How the Left Convinced Young People That Wealth Is Taken, Not Earned
Frustration with high costs has made younger generations more receptive to claims that wealth requires exploitation. But envy-driven attacks only limit our future opportunities.
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Why Libertarianism Keeps Splintering
Uneasy “fusion” coalitions periodically unite competing visions of liberty and political order. But a coalition of individualists was never likely to stay tidy.
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May Day Politics Come to Classrooms
Chicago’s latest deal with its teachers union uses public-school students to advance private agendas.
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April Fools for America First? Higher Prices and New War
The President returned to office on promises to lower costs at home and restore our reputation abroad. Americans got the opposite.
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Teachers Are Seeking Alternatives to Traditional Unions
Since SCOTUS made union membership optional, thousands of teachers have opted out. Will unions be forced to focus on education instead of politics?
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Six Takeaways from the Supreme Court’s Tariff Ruling
The Court limited one statutory pathway while leaving others intact. The opinion strengthens the major questions doctrine and clarifies how far emergency powers can stretch.