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L.A. wildfires exposed a confluence of bad state policy
This column is based on my testimony last week to the U.S. House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on the Administrative ...
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Lawmakers debate response to California wildfires
House lawmakers Thursday debated whether regulations contributed to the wildfires that devastated the LA area. Republicans labeled the committee’s hearing the “Consequences of Overregulation,” saying ...
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DeepSeek’s cybersecurity failures expose a bigger risk. Here’s what we really should be watching.
The release of DeepSeek’s R1 model (DeepSeek-R1) on Jan. 20, 2025 dominated news headlines and sparked lively debates across ...
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Low-Energy Fridays: Does climate policy matter?
Today’s headline question is a throwback to one of my favorite analyses on the overall effect of explicitly climate-focused ...
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Hawley and Sanders team up to fight credit card interest rates. Instead, they risk harming consumers.
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) introduced bipartisan legislation to cap credit card interest rates.
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Does the climate care who is president?
As President Joe Biden has exited his term, another opportunity is presented to see if the contrast in policy among ...
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Capping Nicotine in Combustibles is Bad Policy
The Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) recently announced a proposed rule that would “make cigarettes and certain other ...
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Want to keep winning the overdose war? Expand health interventions, not failed scheduling
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Over-regulation Creates More Problems Than It Solves: California
According to the California Department of Public Health, the smoking rate among adults decreased from approximately 16.3 ...
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Testimony for the Virginia Senate Rehabilitation and Social Services Committee in Support of VA HB 2058, Third-Party Delivery of Alcohol
Robert Melvin, Northeast Region Director, R Street Institute Testimony in Support of VA HB 2319: “Drug and controlled paraphernalia; creates exception for drug checking products.” February 7, 2025 ...
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Federal Circuit Court Reboots FCC’s Net Neutrality Plans
Last month, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals struck down the latest attempt by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) ...
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Testimony in Support of HI HB127, Relating to Pretrial Release
Lisel Petis, Senior Fellow, R Street Institute Testimony in Support of HB 127: “Relating to Pretrial Release.” February 7, 2025 Hawai’i House Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs Committee Chairman Tarnas ...