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  • March 11, 2024
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    President Biden’s Proposed Budget
    President Biden’s Proposed Budget
    The Biden budget promises “meaningful deficit reduction through measures that reduce wasteful spending” but does not deliver. 
    By Chris Edwards
  • March 11, 2024
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    The Incoherence of the White House’s Anti- “Junk Fees” Agenda
    The Incoherence of the White House’s Anti- “Junk Fees” Agenda
    Faced with voters still angry about the episode of high inflation they’ve endured, the anti-”junk fees” agenda has allowed the administration to deflect blame to corporations for unpopular fees and charges. The more the White House pursues this agenda, however, the more incoherent the restrictions on fees become, and the more fanciful the estimates of the benefits to customers.
    By Ryan Bourne and Sophia Bagley
  • March 11, 2024
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    Deja Vu All Over Again
    Deja Vu All Over Again
    Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence, which the Supreme Court failed to muster in holding that insurrectionists may hold offices for which the Constitution declares them to be ineligiable. 
    By Clark Neily
  • March 11, 2024
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    DC Purple Line Cost Overruns and Delays Continue
    DC Purple Line Cost Overruns and Delays Continue
    The Purple Line serves as a costly reminder of what not to do. Maryland policymakers should reconsider other costly rail transit ideas, such as the Baltimore Red Line or an extension of the Purple Line further into Prince George’s County or Virginia
    By Marc Joffe
  • March 8, 2024
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    Friday Feature: CREATE Conservatory
    Friday Feature: CREATE Conservatory
    Arts integrated in academic subjects, flexibility, and personalized learning are hallmarks of CREATE Conservatory microschool in Florida.
    By Colleen Hroncich
  • March 8, 2024
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    Congress Takes One Step Closer to a TikTok Ban
    Congress Takes One Step Closer to a TikTok Ban
    If TikTok is indeed routinely providing access to American user data to Chinese authorities, it is worth sanctioning. But there are a host of intermediate regulatory steps that lie somewhere in between doing nothing and threatening an outright ban.
    By Paul Matzko
  • March 7, 2024
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    Biden Proposal to Raise the Corporate Tax Rate
    President Biden is expected to propose raising the federal corporate tax rate from 21 percent to 28 percent in his State of the Union address. Contrary to the administration, I think America should have the best tax environment in the world for entrepreneurs and business investment. It’s better to have low and equal tax rates for all than subsidies for the few.
    By Chris Edwards
  • March 7, 2024
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    Senator Wicker Can’t Wave away Our Dangerous Jones Act Reality
    A Wall Street Journal op-ed that called for reforming protectionist laws to improve the flailing US maritime industry elicited a response from Sen. Roger Wicker. In this blog post, we debunk several points raised by the Mississippi senator. 
    By Colin Grabow and Scott Lincicome
  • March 7, 2024
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    Fact-Check: Taxes on the Rich
    Fact-Check: Taxes on the Rich
    False claims about tax rates on high earners are remarkably persistent given the easy availability of the official data.
    By Chris Edwards
  • March 6, 2024
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    USCIS Springs Unseasonable Costs and Demands on American Employers
    USCIS Springs Unseasonable Costs and Demands on American Employers
    USCIS is impermissibly using user fees meant for adjudications to conduct investigations that ICE could be doing using congressional appropriations. It will therefore likely require litigation to demonstrate that the USCIS/FDNS program of site visits is unlawful because Homeland Security Delegation No. 0150.1 was issued in violation of 6 U.S.C. § 291(b).
    By Angelo A. Paparelli and David J. Bier
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