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AI and the 2024 Election Series Part IV: Policy Considerations for the Future
This is part of the AI and the 2024 Election Series. The 2024 election was the first presidential contest held since ...
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Loophole Allows Monopoly Utilities to Charge Electric Customers with Minimal Regulatory Oversight. Consumers Want FERC to Fix It.
Electric bills have been rising, and for most Americans, the largest driver is the regulated “wires” part of the industry—the ...
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Testimony in Opposition to Utah Senate Bill 142: “App Store Accountability Act”
Steven Greenhut, Western Region Director, R Street Institute Opposition to Senate Bill 142: “App Store Accountability Act” ...
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Trump talks debanking in Davos. What is it, and what role does government play?
President Donald J. Trump spoke to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 23, where he called on banks and ...
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Rural Harm Reduction: Spotlight on Cochise County, Arizona
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The Challenge of Misinformation
The recent U.S. presidential election brought the debate over misinformation and disinformation into focus once again, with ...
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Adam Thierer on China’s new AI model: Fox News Rundown
This week began with a tech selloff in the markets after investors were spooked by Chinese AI startup DeepSeek. Experts are calling it “AI’s Sputnik moment,” as this China-based company produced a ...
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Populism or Deregulation? What to Expect from Trump’s Financial Regulatory Agenda
President Donald J. Trump was inaugurated for a nonsequential second term on Jan. 20, 2025. Broad frustration among the ...
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R Street Testimony in Support of HB 2319: “Drug and controlled paraphernalia; creates exception for drug checking products.”
Robert Melvin, Northeast Region Director, R Street Institute Testimony in Support of HB 2319: “Drug and controlled paraphernalia; creates exception for drug checking products.” January 28, 2025 House ...
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Low-Energy Fridays: Are Trump’s Executive Orders a Big Deal for Climate Change?
Washington, D.C. is in a tizzy over President Donald J. Trump’s rescission of a slew of policies implemented under former ...
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Los Angeles wildfires exposed the failings of California’s leadership
Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democratic lawmakers are sure to lecture us again this session about the need to step up our efforts to ...
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R Street Testimony in Opposition to House Bill 2488 for Local Taxation of Nicotine Vapor Products in Virginia
Jeffrey S. Smith, Senior Fellow, Integrated Harm Reduction, R Street Institute R Street Testimony in Opposition to House Bill 2488: “Local tax authority; nicotine vapor products.” January 27th, 2025 ...