It is called the Railway Safety Act, but critics fear the bill is more about politics than protecting the public. “It doesn’t target actual safety issues in the industry and transportation more broadly,” said Marc Scribner, a senior transportation policy analyst at the Reason ...
The drama surrounding the coming August 23 Republican presidential debate is a reminder of how high the stakes can be when candidates face off in front of the nation. Just how much do you know about these all-important encounters in America’s political past? Test your knowledge with this ...
A disturbing characteristic of Jerome Powell’s Federal Reserve is how U.S.-centric it has become. In following its data-dependent interest rate policy, the Fed makes little reference to world economic developments in general and to those in China in particular. It does so even though those ...
As a hot summer rolls across the nation, the United States is hitting the first anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act. The multi-billion-dollar package provides large-scale federal support for clean energy manufacturing in the United States. Essentially, the IRA represents a massive ...
“A house divided cannot stand” feels uncomfortably on-target at this time in our political history. To compare Abraham Lincoln’s famous words to our current political intransigence may appear hyperbolic. But the reality is that our divisions are intense and deep. Politically, there is a ...
Political observers eager for four more years of Donald Trump scandal stories have quickly dismissed the prospects of Florida governor Ron DeSantis since he officially entered the contest for the Republican presidential nomination two months ago. Recent polls, both national and from early ...