Friday Feature: Rock by Rock
Colleen Hroncich Project-based learning sounds great … until you realize you have to find or create the projects for your learners. That’s where Rock by Rock comes in. Jeff Imrich…
Government Reform: DOGE + E
Chris Edwards President-elect Trump should add “and Elimination” to his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). The federal government has grown far too large to be managed efficiently. Even if federal…
Modi’s Bad Judgment in Choosing “National Champions”
Swaminathan S. Anklesaria Aiyar Under 10 years of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rule, industrialist Gautam Adani became a “national champion” in infrastructure and one of the richest men in the…
A Setback for Election Reformers?
Walter Olson Voters in ten or so states this month turned down proposals to change the way elections are held, and reformers will be taking time to absorb the lessons.…
What We Should Hope for from the Newly Nominated – and Last? – US Secretary of Education
Neal McCluskey In a bit of a surprise to education watchers, former World Wrestling Entertainment CEO Linda McMahon has been nominated to be the new US Secretary of Education. It…
Has the Overdose Death Rate Peaked? Insights from an Arizona Harm Reduction Organization
Jeffrey A. Singer In a September blog post, I discussed the encouraging news from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) that drug overdose fatalities decreased from approximately 112,000 to…
Spending Cuts for 2025
Adam N. Michel and Chris Edwards President-elect Donald Trump campaigned on reforming the federal government with spending cuts and overhauling the bureaucracy. He has tasked Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy…
Facing the 2025 Fiscal Cliff: Reduce Deficits with Spending Cuts or Risk Inflation and Voter Backlash
Romina Boccia and Dominik Lett All eyes are on the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE—a Trump initiative to cut wasteful government spending spearheaded by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy.…
There’s Still No Economic Case for New Tariffs
Colin Grabow Whoever leads the incoming Trump administration’s trade team faces a difficult task. In the face of theoretical flaws, historical experience, and, frankly, common sense, they will have to…
Benjamin M. Anderson: Hayek’s Precursor on the Knowledge Problem
James A. Dorn In the history of economic thought, it is often found that what at first appears as a new idea can often be traced back to earlier work,…