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2025 Real
Solutions Summit

The 2025 Real Solutions Summit aims to bring together leaders in politics, public policy, media, philanthropy, and the private sector who believe our best days are still ahead if we can unleash American innovation, bolster competition, and safeguard individual liberty.

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Our Areas of Focus and Latest Projects

New Research

Explainers Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Decriminalization, Federal Government Affairs, Policing, Reentry

2025 Public Safety Agenda for Members of Congress

Christi M. Smith Jan 21, 2025

Explainers Bail System Changes, Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Fines and Fees, Juvenile Justice, Pretrial, Prosecution, Sentencing

2025 State Public Safety Agenda

Logan Seacrest Jan 21, 2025

Explainers Bail System Changes, Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Pretrial, Prosecution, Sentencing

2025 Public Safety Agenda for Prosecutors and Courts

Lisel Petis Jan 21, 2025

Explainers Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Policing, Pretrial, Prosecution, Sentencing

2025 Public Safety Agenda for Mayors, City Councilmembers, and Local Policymakers

Sarah Anderson Jan 21, 2025

All research

Recent Op-Eds

Op-Eds Harm Reduction, Opioid Harm Reduction, South, State Policy

Legislature weighs expanded drug-checking tools, amid crisis

Marc Hyden Jan 20, 2025 The Newnan Times-Herald

Op-Eds California, Finance and Trade, Regulatory Reform, State Policy

To speed recovery, California needs to let markets work

Steven Greenhut Jan 20, 2025 The Orange County Register

Op-Eds Finance and Trade, Regulatory Reform, South, State Policy, Transportation

Atlanta Doubles Down on Driverless Vehicle Launch

Marc Hyden Jan 18, 2025 Rome News-Tribune

Op-Eds Alcohol Policy, Federal Government Affairs, Finance and Trade, Future of Work, Regulatory Reform

The Future of the American Restaurant

C. Jarrett Dieterle Jan 3, 2025 National Affairs

all op-eds

Timely Commentary

Real Solutions Economic Mobility, Federal Government Affairs, Finance and Trade, Project for Women and Families

A Bird’s-eye View on Cash Transfers: The War on Poverty’s Future?

Courtney Joslin Jan 21, 2025

Analysis Banking, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Federal Government Affairs, Finance and Trade, Housing Finance, Systemic Risk

Presidential Politics, the CFPB, and FHFA

Nicholas Thielman Jan 20, 2025

Real Solutions Harm Reduction, Safer Solutions

Safer Solutions: When We Miscalculate Health Risks, We Get Health Policy Wrong

Chelsea Boyd, Jessica Shortall Jan 16, 2025

Real Solutions Energy and Environment, Environmental Regulation, Federal Government Affairs, Low-Energy Fridays

Low-Energy Fridays: What’s the Link Between Judicial Review and Wildfires?

Philip Rossetti Jan 17, 2025

All Commentary

Upcoming Events

Jan 21

The Worst Tech Policies of 2024: How the New Administration and Congress Can Turn the Page

Events hosted by others AND Virtual

12:00PM – 1:30PM EST

Jan 28

Data Privacy Day 2025: Opportunities for the 119th Congress

Events hosted by RSI AND In-Person

5:00PM – 7:00PM EST

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Jan 28

Data Privacy Day 2025: Opportunities for the 119th Congress

Events hosted by RSI AND In-Person

5:00PM – 7:00PM EST

RSI In the News

In the News Cyber Threats, Cybersecurity Policy, Federal Government Affairs, Foreign Affairs

Cyber world’s wishes for Trump 2.0

Brandon Pugh Jan 21, 2025 Axios

In the News Budget and Spending Reform, Federal Government Affairs, Governance

How Elon Musk can help Trump cut trillions in federal spending

Nan Swift Jan 20, 2025 Reason

In the News Artificial Intelligence, Federal Government Affairs, Technology and Innovation

The Biggest Tech and Environmental Issues to Watch in 2025

Adam Thierer Jan 16, 2025 Governing

In the News Electricity Policy, Energy and Environment, Environmental Regulation, Federal Government Affairs, FERC

2025 FERC, DOE Outlook: Surging demand growth to drive power-sector agenda

Devin Hartman Jan 16, 2025 UtilityDive

In the News, Podcasts Artificial Intelligence, Federal Government Affairs, Technology and Innovation

Lawfare Daily: Adam Thierer on the Bipartisan House Task Force on AI’s Report

Adam Thierer Dec 20, 2024 Lawfare

In the News, Podcasts AI Security, Cybersecurity Policy, Data Security and Data Privacy, Federal Government Affairs

AI Policy in Trump 2.0

Brandon Pugh Dec 16, 2024 The AI Policy Podcast

Podcasts Budget and Spending Reform, Electoral Reform, Federal Government Affairs, Governance, Politics in Question Podcast, Restoring the First Branch

How do voting laws impact turnout?

James Wallner Nov 22, 2024 Politics in Question Podcast

Podcasts Budget and Spending Reform, Federal Government Affairs, Governance, Politics in Question Podcast, Restoring the First Branch

What are the politics of debt relief?

James Wallner Nov 22, 2024 Politics in Question Podcast

Testimony Alcohol Policy, Finance and Trade, Northeast, State Policy

Testimony in Support of HB 2058: ‘Alcoholic beverage control; delivery of mixed beverages.

Robert Melvin Jan 21, 2025

Coalition Letters, Congressional Letters, Letters Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Federal Government Affairs, Pretrial, Sentencing

Coalition Letter in Opposition to SB 2128

Sarah Anderson Jan 17, 2025

Testimony Alcohol Policy, Finance and Trade, Northeast, State Policy

Testimony in Support of Virginia SB 811: ‘Alcoholic beverage control; third-party delivery licenses.’

Robert Melvin Jan 17, 2025

Testimony Harm Reduction, Northeast, State Policy, Tobacco Harm Reduction

R Street Testimony in Opposition of the Milton Board of Health Regulations Restricting the Sale of Reduced Risk Nicotine Products.

Jeffrey S. Smith Jan 6, 2025

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