Social Security’s $4.1 Trillion Hidden Government Deficit
Romina Boccia What if the story we were told about Social Security’s financing was just a myth? As the program faces increasing financial strain, it is imperative that we are clear‐eyed…
The OECD Wants Higher Taxes on Everything
Adam N. Michel A recent G20 proposal for a globally coordinated wealth tax on the world’s billionaires highlights an under‐discussed risk of the tools being developed by the Organisation for Economic…
SCOTUS Confirms That Social Media Platforms Have First Amendment Editorial Rights
Thomas A. Berry Three years ago, Texas passed a law declaring that large social media services are “common carriers” subject to onerous regulations dictating what speech they must disseminate. The law…
The State of Student Loan Forgiveness: July 2024
Andrew Gillen Note, this post updates last month’s post. The biggest changes from last month include: Update on the lawsuits regarding the SAVE plan to reflect the court injunctions. Update…
Are Bump Stock Bans Useful?
Jeffrey Miron Bump stocks are devices that enable semi‐automatic weapons to fire faster—although still slower than—fully automatic weapons. Bump stocks became the target of legal and public scrutiny after a gunman…
The Government Can’t Target TikTok Because of the Speech it Carries
Thomas A. Berry In April, President Biden signed an unprecedented law that required TikTok to either “divest” from its parent company ByteDance by January 2025 or cease operations in the…
$1.2 Trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Off to a Very Slow Start
Marc Joffe Enacting legislation and realizing its purported benefits are two very different things: a lesson now being learned by supporters of the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), known…
The Government Doesn’t Want You Using Cash
Nicholas Anthony In the Wall Street Journal, I had a letter to the editor published on June 26 regarding the rise of electronic payments and the fall of cash. In the article…
Friday Feature: Masterpiece Academy
Colleen Hroncich Like many education entrepreneurs, Hannah Holguin had a two‐pronged motivation for creating her microschool, Masterpiece Academy. A public school teacher for nine years, she was realizing that the system wasn’t…
Fischer v. US: Court Clarifies Ban on Obstructing a Federal Proceeding
Walter Olson The Supreme Court today narrowed the effective scope of a provision of the Sarbanes‐Oxley financial reform law under which prosecutors have charged January 6 rioters with obstructing a federal proceeding. It…