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Congress Should Not Exempt Medicare from Budget Scrutiny

When Congress is forced to get serious about deficit cutting again, Medicare should be at the top of the list of programs receiving a thorough review.

James C. Capretta
Politics
Apr 21, 2026

Antisemitism and the American Right

The future of the American experiment is at stake.

Melissa Langsam Braunstein
Politics
Apr 14, 2026

The Logic of Pressing for Change in Cuba Now

How can the Trump Administration effect political change that satisfies the United States while appearing organic rather than dictated by Washington?

Ryan C. Berg
Politics
Apr 8, 2026

Another Reason for Regime Change: Iran’s Flagrant Assault on the Rules of War

The rules of war are not complicated. Militaries may strike military targets. Militaries may not deliberately target civilians or threaten the commerce of neutral nations.

John Yoo
Politics
Apr 3, 2026

The Iran War and the Future of the American Right

Politics in America is never settled, and the shape and depth of the conservative movement, and its influence on the GOP, is no exception.

Thomas D. Howes
Politics
Apr 3, 2026

The Politicization of the Scientific Method

There is a profound difference between scientific and legal inquiry.

Richard Epstein
Politics
Apr 2, 2026

Dishonor and the Civil Service

A timely reflection on whether public servants should follow orders they believe are wrong, or act on their own moral judgment, Nielson explores the tension between duty, conscience, and the limits of obedience within a democratic system.

Aaron L. Nielson
Politics
Mar 30, 2026
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Parliament, Country, and Friendship

Luke Foster
Politics
Mar 25, 2026

Why Can’t We Have a Real Filibuster?

Joseph Postell
Politics
Mar 24, 2026

The Ways, Means, and Ends of FDR

Paul Moreno
Politics
Mar 20, 2026

Mamdani’s Audacious Estate Tax for New York

Richard Epstein
Politics
Mar 18, 2026

Oil, War, and Peace

Richard Epstein
Politics
Mar 12, 2026

Iran and the Laws of War

John Yoo
Politics
Mar 12, 2026
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Congress Should Not Exempt Medicare from Budget Scrutiny

When Congress is forced to get serious about deficit cutting again, Medicare should be at the top of the list of programs receiving a thorough review.

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It’s Time to Combat Abuse of Agency Guidance – Again.

The federal courts cannot comprehensively limit administrative state power, but an Executive Order could do helpful work.

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