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Critics are saying America is in decline and China will surpass it. They said the same thing about Germany, the Soviets, Japan, and the EU. Read More

Last year, I wrote a column rebutting Sen. Tim Kaine’s (D., Va.) attack on a nominee for expressing his belief in natural rights that... Read More

Whether it’s an attack on a synagogue or on a mosque like the one in San Diego, there is only one thing to say: this is evil. Read More

America's tax system runs on trust. It's a voluntary compliance system, and that only works when taxpayers believe the rules are fair,... Read More

As you may be aware, early this year President Trump commenced a personal litigation against the federal government, seeking compensation for... Read More

It couldn't have happened to a bigger jerk. Read More

Why is America’s leading advocate for gambling addicts now pushing betting bills? Read More

Diana DeGette, a longtime Colorado congressional incumbent, has received half a million in donations from pharmaceutical company PACs. Read More

Though things will likely not become as radical as the Covid hysteria of 2020 and 2021, there is still plenty of institutional “muscle... Read More

What does it profit an American citizen to gain a utopia of material abundance but lose the heart and soul of the United States? Read More

The U.S. auto industry is no longer defined by competition between domestic and foreign firms—instead it is deeply... Read More

A new executive order could make it harder for undocumented immigrants to access financial services in the U.S., but it stops short of... Read More

Andrew Walworth hosts RCP president and co-founder Tom Bevan and Washington bureau chief Carl Cannon to break down what the president... Read More

This episode examines the claim that billionaires pay little or nothing in federal taxes while ordinary workers carry the burden. Read More

Is America trading excellence for ideology? In this episode, Rafael Mangual sits down with Heather Mac Donald—author of When Race... Read More

We discuss tackling fraud, including visa fraudsters, why Marty Makary stepped down as FDA chief, and how he is working to upend the prior... Read More

A comprehensive resource that ranks the economic competitiveness of states using fifteen equally weighted policy variables Read More

Following Tax Day, Open the Books is releasing a set of deep dives into data released by the Internal Revenue Service, synthesized with... Read More

Unleash Prosperity is a non-profit, so this is an admission against our own interests, but non-profit tax status is one of the largest and... Read More

On Tax Day, Americans should consider not just how much they pay in federal income taxes, but where that money is going. Read More

Last summer, after George Floyd died under Derek Chauvin’s knee, protesters in Pensacola, Florida, held a week’s worth of rallies... Read More

In a statement issued last week, Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman once again called for an end to Governor Sisolak’s indefinite... Read More

While New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham ordered the closing of certain grocery stores over COVID-19 concerns, she spent $16,248 in... Read More

Officials from Petaluma, California have decided their city has enough places to fill up gas-powered cars. Last week, the local city council... Read More

While a public debate rages over how aggressively the federal government should enforce deportations, the Department of Justice recently took... Read More

A different — but equally effective — form of ‘briefcase enforcement’, especially for the aliens under $1... Read More

On May 14, the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement held a hearing titled... Read More

All around the country, residents are fighting data centers. When will Democratic politicians realize the potential here? Read More

The institutions that make markets work—and the power of people in free markets. Read More

Consider this another public service announcement reminding readers that climate “science” is filled with crackpots. Read More

Turner was a fervent neo-Malthusian who donated vast sums to the UN and family planning organizations to curb “overpopulation.” Read More

What other cases belong on the list of the worst SCOTUS decisions of all time? Read More

Disney Adults are an example of the new festivals, games, and liturgies invented to give life meaning without God. Read More

If the American founding was radical, it was in the literal sense of the word: proceeding from the root. Read More

In his speech, he offered something increasingly rare: a coherent defense of the American constitutional order rooted in first principles. Read More

America's flagship universities are producing graduates who cannot comprehend their own civilization. Read More

Everyone committed to democracy, intellectual freedom, and the rule of law should be alarmed at what is happening—and prepared to act. Read More

One American view of China—now increasingly popular on the Left and the Right alike, especially among the hate-Trump crowd—is that the... Read More

President Trump extends Iran ceasefire amid fractured regime and ongoing US blockade. Read More

Senior officials knew election systems had meaningful vulnerabilities... Read More

Donald Trump’s labor secretary, Lori Chavez-DeRemer, is leaving the administration under a cloud of misconduct allegations. These... Read More

Real medical freedom will require something greater than replacing the public health establishment: ending the FDA's monopoly. Read More

Revisiting Tax Changes in New York and Massachusetts. Read More

The SNAP program has suffered from a lack of national oversight for decades. Read More