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Low-Energy Fridays: What’s the Defense Production Act, and why do we care?
The Trump administration, like the preceding Biden administration, is making liberal use of a little-known Cold War law ...
R Street Institute12hOpinion
Getting Patents Right: Pitfalls and Promises in the New Congress
Last November’s election ushered in a new administration, a new Congress, and a new political agenda. One of the Trump ...
R Street Institute20hOpinion
News Isn’t Gone, It’s Just Changing
Much has been made about the collapse of local news and its impact on society. Now, new survey data show that it may be just ...
R Street Institute1dOpinion
RSI scholars on Trump tariffs’ impact on energy, insurance, U.S. agriculture, consumer prices, and more
In response to breaking news and sweeping new tariffs by the Trump administration, the R Street Institute is highlighting how ...
R Street Institute2dOpinion
Can We Fix Our Primaries? A Look at 2025’s Reform Efforts
As the 2025 legislative sessions draw to a close in a number of states, it is an opportune time to assess the state of ...
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R Street Institute Opposes Male Oral Contraceptive Pills
BREAKING: Following Dobbs v. Jackson, the United States saw a 10 percent increase in interest for new male contraceptives, ...
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Low Energy Fridays: How the EPA’s Endangerment Finding Became Endangered
As discussed previously, the series of 31 deregulatory actions recently announced by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA ...
R Street Institute3dOpinion
Vote your conscience, pay the price: Georgia politics devolves into blood-sport
Elections have consequences, according to an old adage that is plainly aimed at urging people to vote for certain political ...
R Street Institute3dOpinion
Why Marvel’s Recidivism Rate Is Lower than DC’s
In the debate over crime and punishment, policymakers often turn to academic literature, history, and data, overlooking an ...
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Comments of R Street Institute in Response to Request for Information (RFI) Exploring a Data Privacy and Security Framework
Submitted Electronically Dear Chairman Guthrie, Vice Chairman Joyce, and Members of the Data Privacy Working Group: We are thrilled to see ...
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Lawfare Daily: Adam Thierer on the AI Regulatory Landscape
Adam Thierer, Senior Fellow for the Technology & Innovation team at R Street, joins Kevin Frazier, the AI Innovation and Law Fellow at the UT Austin School of Law and a Contributing Editor at Lawfare, ...
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A New Frontier in Our Work: Keeping People Safer From Ham
Here at R Street, we’re always looking for pragmatic policy solutions that increase people’s freedoms to improve their lives.