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On National Skilled Trades Day, America’s labor shortage looms

It may be America’s most important uncelebrated holiday. May 3 is National Skilled Trades Day, and it comes at a time when employers are scrambling to find 400,000 welders, 78,000 truck drivers, 18,000 aircraft mechanics, and enough certified EV technicians to fully staff electric vehicle ...

Bloomberg’s funding is damaging global public health

Former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg recently announced $420 million to reduce “tobacco use globally.” This new eye-watering amount should be good news. But because of Bloomberg’s self-interested understanding of nicotine use, it can only follow from his previous financial ...

‘Succession’ shenanigans — Congress’ real-life tribute to Logan Roy

“Succession,” the HBO series and obsession du jour for D.C. insiders, is in full swing for its fourth and final season. In a shocking, early season twist, Logan Roy, the family patriarch and one of TV’s great villains, is dead. It’s a testament to the “Succession” showrunners’ ...

There’s never been a year like this for school choice

I vividly remember a discussion among friends before a legislative session just a few years ago. The question? Can we really predict another great year for school choice up ahead? After all, West Virginia had just gone from having zero school choices to having the nation’s most expansive ...

Tax code — a playground for the few, a labyrinth for the many

The tax code has become so convoluted and the ramifications of erring so onerous that tax preparers have become almost a priestly class of intercessors between the IRS and taxpayers. And yet, most of us are simply report numbers that the IRS already has. Filing our taxes is less about reporting ...

Successful placed-based innovation policies rely on the Bayh-Dole Act

American innovation and the resulting economic growth don’t have to be concentrated on the coasts. Policymakers increasingly want to ensure communities nationwide benefit from the cutting-edge research and development activities they host. There’s good reason for this move toward ...