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January 11, 2023
Briefing Paper

No. 146
Formula for a Crisis
… whether without fundamental reform, such changes can truly inject more competition from foreign manufacturers in the American market.17 Domestic Policies While trade barriers insulated the U.S. market from foreign competition, several aspects of domestic policy worked to limit …
By Scott Lincicome, Gabriella Beaumont-Smith, and Alfredo Carrillo Obregon
Winter 2022-2023
Regulation

Confessions of an Energy Economist
My career in energy policy revealed the power of politics.
By Ahmad Faruqui
Regulation

Vol. 45 No. 4
Winter 2022-2023
This year’s persistent high gas prices—coming just before a pivotal election—is pressuring elected policymakers to “do something” to show their concern for consumers, whether in the form of anti–price gouging laws (APGLs), gas tax holidays, or something else. Politics aside, just how sensible are these ideas?
January 6, 2023
Blog

Biden’s New Legal Migration Border Plan Could Work If He Wants It To
In a rare speech focused on immigration, President Biden announced new changes in border enforcement policies. The new plan incorporates several proposals that would make it easier for people to enter the country legally. Other changes will restrict asylum for people crossing the border illegally.
By David J. Bier
January 6, 2023
American Institute for Economic Research

When Federal Interest Payments Come To Exceed the Military Budget: Time to Stop Defending the Rest of the World
The US economy no longer can sustain a policy of endless war.
By Doug Bandow
January 5, 2023
The Times

Childcare Support Does Not Chime with Many Families’ Wants or Needs
The resultant mess of policies satisfies nobody.
By Ryan Bourne
January 4, 2023
Responsible Statecraft

When People Protest for Freedom, What Can Americans Do to Help?
We’d all like to see brutal dictators fall, but effective policy requires a little humility about Washington’s ability to make that happen.
By Doug Bandow
January 2, 2023
American Institute for Economic Research

A Secret War in the Making: Americans Should Not Die to Defend Taiwan
It is vital for the American people to participate in the decision-making process over policy toward Taiwan.
By Doug Bandow
January 2, 2023
Public Comments

Public Comment on Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Medications for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder
The policy should completely destigmatize people with opioid use disorder
By Jeffrey A. Singer
December 22, 2022
China-US Focus

Deterring the Big One: Who Must the U.S. Fight in the Pacific?
Washington policymakers appear to be inexorably moving toward a military confrontation with China. That would be a disaster for all.
By Doug Bandow
December 22, 2022
Blog

Tariffs Tax the Poor More Than the Rich
As policymakers consider ways to help the American worker, especially given the clear negative impact on welfare of these tariffs, they should seriously consider removing tariffs, at least on necessities, to help reduce prices and return some autonomy to people over their paychecks.
By Gabriella Beaumont-Smith
December 21, 2022
Blog

Empowering Remote Work
Several government policies have not kept up with the rise of remote work and thus needlessly discourage it.
By Scott Lincicome and Ilana Blumsack
December 20, 2022
Blog

Title 42’s End Won’t Affect Most Border Crossers
The Title 42 policy has failed on its own terms. The number of crossers has increased, and the border is more disorderly than it was before. A better policy would focus on legal avenues for people to apply to travel to the United States.
By David J. Bier
December 19, 2022
American Spectator (Online)

Biden Is at His Worst When Sucking Up to the Arrogant and Authoritarian
Fear of China has become the excuse for all bad policies in Washington.
By Doug Bandow
December 19, 2022
The National Interest (Online)

Washington’s Dubious Syria Intervention Continues
The U.S. intervention in Syria should be objectionable on constitutional, moral, and strategic grounds, yet it retains widespread bipartisan support in Congress and the foreign policy establishment.
By Ted Galen Carpenter