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Debt and National Security Part 2: Borrowing Away American Global Influence
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (255+ words) This is the second installment in a three-part series on how U.S. debt affects national security. Read Part 1 here. Note: A defense pact (blue) is the highest level of military commitment; an entente (red) is the lowest.Source: Correlates of War…...
Lessons on Liberal Balance from Brazil
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (160+ words) Constraints on Executive Authority in Brazil Bolsonaro’s successful 2018 presidential campaign focused on endemic corruption, which was certainly real: Corruption claimed national attention after the famed “Operation Car Wash” revealed a massive money laundering and bribery scheme centered on state-owned enterprises....
Safer Solutions: Rethinking Smoking Cessation for People Who Use Drugs
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (84+ words) We recently sat down with Gaby Zabala Alemán of National Harm Reduction Coalition (NHRC) and three individuals who work with people who use drugs to talk about the challenges and opportunities in integrating tobacco harm reduction into traditional harm reduction…...
Why Doesn’t ICE Use Body Cameras? Logan Seacrest Discusses on KNX News
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (81+ words) R Street Institute Why Doesn’t ICE Use Body Cameras? Logan Seacrest Discusses on KNX News Why does U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement not require its officers to wear body cameras? R Street’s Logan Seacrest joined KNX News in Los Angeles…...
Don’t blame data centers for failed public policy
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (426+ words) Data centers have become a kind of boogeyman among voters lately. Recent polling even suggests that new data center construction is less popular than the IRS. Only 27% of Americans at least somewhat favor new data center construction, according to Gallup....
California Wants to Make it Easier to Sue Businesses
5+ day, 6+ hour ago (866+ words) SACRAMENTO — California’s business climate continues to be subpar, with a continued exodus of businesses amid the usual array of high taxes, punitive regulations, and soaring cost of living. The recent CNBC ranking that placed the state’s business climate at 17 nationwide…...
What Works in American Policing Part 7—Conclusion: No Single Strategy Makes Public Safety Work
1+ week, 1+ day ago (529+ words) This is the final installment in a seven-part series examining the policing strategies that shape public safety in America, including what the evidence supports, what has fallen short, and what policymakers and practitioners should prioritize going forward. This series set…...
Congressional Republicans Put Forth Meaningful CFPB Reforms, But They’re Missing Some Key Opportunities
1+ week, 1+ day ago (823+ words) R Street Institute Congressional Republicans Put Forth Meaningful CFPB Reforms, But They’re Missing Some Key Opportunities For years, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has been a thorn in the side of free market, limited government advocates. While this may…...
Local Police Figured Out Body Cameras Years Ago. Why Hasn’t ICE?
1+ week, 2+ day ago (190+ words) Setting aside the broader immigration debate, this is not a question of enforcement policy or tactics—it is a question of whether armed federal agents should follow the same rules as the average county sheriff’s deputy or beat cop. Millions…...
Statement on the debt implications of "Reconciliation 3.0"
1+ week, 2+ day ago (207+ words) In response, Nan Swift, R Street Institute resident senior fellow with our governance program, issued the following statement: “It is disappointing that for the third time in a row congressional Republicans would use budget reconciliation, a deficit-reduction tool, to exacerbate…...