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January 27, 2021
Real Clear Policy

Biden’s Wrongheaded Push for Expensive and Obsolete Rail Projects
The United States should not waste any more money on such projects.
By Randal O’Toole
November 18, 2020
Real Clear Policy

The COVID Vaccine Trials & the Role of Government in Public Health
President Trump is apparently unhappy that the vaccine’s early success was not reported before the election, but by his mishandling of both public and private science he did not help his cause.
By Terence Kealey
October 29, 2020
Real Clear Policy

End Government’s Power to Require Prescriptions
… the FDA began imposing prescription requirements. When the government controls which drugs are prescription‐only, lobbying by special interests affects policy. Schering‐Plough, makers of the non‐sedating antihistamine Claritin, which was approved as a prescription drug in 1993, lobbied …
By Jeffrey A. Singer
August 11, 2020
Real Clear Policy

COVID-19 Has Made It Undeniable: We Need School Choice
The simple fact is all communities, families, and children are different, and they need educational options reflective of that diversity.
By Neal McCluskey
July 13, 2020
Foreign Policy

The Pandemic Could Be the Crisis Liberalism Needed
… sort created by the pandemic in countries around the world—are likely to spur liberal reforms, particularly in the economic policy areas of property, investment, and trade. How liberal advocates act on this glimmer of hope will be crucial. Post …
By Matt Warner and Tom G. Palmer
July 10, 2020
Real Clear Policy

House Passes Transportation Bill for the ’20s. The 1920s, That Is.
The bill would massively increase spending on obsolete forms of transportation that are irrelevant to most Americans.
By Randal O’Toole
July 1, 2020
Real Clear Policy

Congress Is about to Kick Small Businesses While They’re Down
By imposing a new burden that could cost each small business thousands of dollars to comply with, Congress may push many over the brink just as they’re starting over.
By Diego Zuluaga
June 26, 2020
Real Clear Policy

Trump Shouldn’t Ban Migrants Who Create Jobs for Americans
A sharp recovery requires that employers be able to follow through on their hires and get back to normal as soon as possible. By targeting their foreign employees, Trump is undermining, not aiding, the recovery.
By David J. Bier and Alex Nowrasteh
June 5, 2020
Real Clear Policy

Immigration & International Travel Restrictions Don’t Stop COVID-19
Relying on travel and immigration restrictions to halt or slow the spread of the disease is a fool’s errand and might even distract from more effective measures by imposing a false sense of security.
By Alex Nowrasteh and Andrew C. Forrester
June 2, 2020
Real Clear Policy

Congress Should Take Trump’s Cue and Deregulate to Stimulate
If government simply relaxed its grip on the economy, then the drivers of wealth creation — entrepreneurship, innovation, and investment — would flourish on their own accord.
By William Yeatman
January 8, 2020
Real Clear Policy

The Wrong Kicks on Route 36
If the MLA has not helped service members, why extend it? The MLA is a cautionary tale — not a model — for consumer credit regulation. It seems ripe for repeal, not ready to extend to all consumers.
By Thomas W. Miller, Jr. and Todd Zywicki
July 29, 2019
Real Clear Policy

Congress Should Bring ‘New Starts’ to an End
If Congress wants to continue subsidizing transit agencies, it should distribute the money using a formula that takes transit fares heavily into account. This will encourage transit agencies to put riders first and to emphasize programs that increase ridership rather than ones that increase costs.
By Randal O’Toole
April 16, 2019
Real Clear Policy

Opioid Industry Suits Are a Misguided Cash Grab Against Politically Unpopular Target
Black-market or diverted opioids are far more dangerous than their legal market equivalents would be.
By Jeffrey Miron and Laura Nicolae
March 25, 2019
Real Clear Policy

Admissions Scandal Doesn’t Serve To Justify Racial Preference
Public universities should not discriminate by race, especially not on the excuse that someone managed to game the system on other grounds.
By Walter Olson
March 1, 2019
Real Clear Policy

Overdosing on Regulation: How Government Caused the Opioid Epidemic
Attempts to curb overdoses by reducing the abuse potential of prescription opioids have proven counterproductive.
By Jeffrey Miron and Laura Nicolae

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Biden’s Wrongheaded Push for Expensive and Obsolete Rail Projects

The COVID Vaccine Trials & the Role of Government in Public Health

End Government’s Power to Require Prescriptions

COVID-19 Has Made It Undeniable: We Need School Choice

The Pandemic Could Be the Crisis Liberalism Needed

House Passes Transportation Bill for the ’20s. The 1920s, That Is.

Congress Is about to Kick Small Businesses While They’re Down

Trump Shouldn’t Ban Migrants Who Create Jobs for Americans

Immigration & International Travel Restrictions Don’t Stop COVID-19

Congress Should Take Trump’s Cue and Deregulate to Stimulate

The Wrong Kicks on Route 36

Congress Should Bring ‘New Starts’ to an End

Opioid Industry Suits Are a Misguided Cash Grab Against Politically Unpopular Target

Admissions Scandal Doesn’t Serve To Justify Racial Preference

Overdosing on Regulation: How Government Caused the Opioid Epidemic