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It Isn’t Always 2003
Trump’s Venezuela intervention isn’t an Iraq War retread.
21 hrs ago • Anthony J. Constantini
A Sharp Break over a Piece of Ice
Why Trump’s Greenland threats are not in the national interest.
Jan 21 • Oren Cass
Do We Really Need 600,000 Chinese Students?
America’s international student programs should be about more than making a quick buck.
Jan 19 • Brad Pearce
Let Israel Be Normal
And more from this week…
Jan 16 • Oren Cass and Daniel Kishi
How to Solve the Affordability Crisis with Daniel Kishi
A wide range of potential solutions to Americans' affordability fears have emerged—how should the administration act?
Jan 16 • Oren Cass and Daniel Kishi
41:54
One Big Question: Is Cryptocurrency a Scam?
Among Americans with an opinion about cryptocurrency, 72% see it as an overhyped scam while only 28% consider it an exciting and important technology.
Jan 15 • Oren Cass
Our Concentrated Health Care Markets Are Anything but ‘Free’
Competitive health care markets or unregulated health care markets: choose one.
Jan 14 • Chris Griswold
Trump’s New Volcker Shock
As Reagan did 44 years ago, Trump must convince voters to stay the course through dramatic change.
Jan 11 • Henry Olsen
An Earthquake in Conservative Family Policy
And more from the last few weeks…
Jan 9 • Oren Cass and Daniel Kishi
How to Rebuild American Industry with Mike Schmidt
What the CHIPS Act reveals about the limits—and possibilities—of modern industrial policy.
Jan 9 • Oren Cass and Mike Schmidt
54:41
Joseph McCarthy's Lost Housing Wisdom
The consequences of the shift from middle-class homebuilding to slum construction.
Jan 8 • Declan Leary
The 'Donroe Doctrine' in Action
From Venezuela to Greenland, there’s a through-line to Trump’s foreign policy.
Jan 7 • Fred Bauer
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