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Real Insights: Deep conversations and real insights about leadership, democracy, and culture.
Sign up for our Real Insights series, written by our Executive Director Erica Schoder, featuring deep conversations with a diverse range of experts, authors, and leaders about the intersection of leadership and issues critical to our civic discourse, democracy, and culture.
Real Insights
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Newsletters Our Organization, Real Insights
Real Insights: Lessons from 20 Years of Peacebuilding
Erica Schoder
April 7, 2026
Newsletters Governance, Our Organization, Real Insights
Real Insights: Rand Paul Needs Someone to Disagree With
Erica Schoder
March 17, 2026
Analysis, Newsletters Our Organization, Real Insights
Real Insights: The Bright Line Between Words and Violence
Erica Schoder
Nov 10, 2025
Analysis, Newsletters America 250, Our Organization, Real Insights
What can we be doing today that fireproofs liberal principles?
Erica Schoder
Sept 16, 2025
Analysis, Newsletters Our Organization, Real Insights
Real Insights: The Human Venn Diagram, A Conversation with Christina Wallace
Erica Schoder
June 26, 2025
Analysis, Newsletters Our Organization, Real Insights
Real Insights: Finding Meaning in the Microcosm—A Conversation with Jonah Goldberg
Erica Schoder
May 29, 2025
Analysis, Newsletters Our Organization, Real Insights
Real Insights: Trust, Freedom, and the FutureāA Conversation with Lenore Skenazy
Erica Schoder
April 29, 2025
Hear from R Street’s leadership: Insights rooted in freedom, evidence, and practical reforms.
Read news from R Street’s Executive Team and learn about what our organization is up to.
Executive Team Updates
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Newsletters Executive Team Updates, Our Organization
Sighting New Milestones; Always Improving
Jeff Vanderslice
April 21, 2026
Newsletters Executive Team Updates, Our Organization
What We Keep, What We Leave Behind
Chad Russell
Feb 18, 2026
Newsletters Executive Team Updates, Our Organization
With GratitudeāAnd a Vision for a Stronger 2026
Sabrina Schaeffer
Dec 10, 2025
Newsletters Executive Team Updates, Our Organization
In Praise of Strong Women: Balancing the Scales
Erica Schoder
Sept 23, 2025
Newsletters Executive Team Updates, Our Organization
Leading with Cultural Bravery
Chad Russell
June 13, 2025
What Republican Motherhood Taught Me about Civic Responsibility
Sabrina Schaeffer
March 13, 2025
Low-Energy Fridays: Every Friday we take a complicated energy policy idea and bring it to the 101 level.
Philip Rossetti writes our Low-Energy Fridays newsletter, which makes energy policy easier to understand.
Low-Energy Fridays
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Newsletters, Real Solutions Energy and Environment, Federal Government Affairs, Low-Energy Fridays, Technology and Innovation
Low-Energy Fridays: How to Survive the Great Helium Shortage of 2026
Josiah Neeley
April 30, 2026
Newsletters, Real Solutions Electricity Policy, Energy and Environment, Energy Regulatory Reform, Federal Government Affairs, Low-Energy Fridays
Low-Energy Fridays: The Transformer Shortage Has a Washington Backstory
Michael Giberson
April 24, 2026
Newsletters, Real Solutions Clean Energy, Energy and Environment, Federal Government Affairs, General Emerging Technologies, Low-Energy Fridays, Renewables, Technology and Innovation
Low-Energy Fridays: Is space exploration good for energy innovation?
Philip Rossetti
April 17, 2026
Newsletters, Real Solutions Clean Energy, Coal, Energy and Environment, Fossil Fuels, Low-Energy Fridays, Renewables
Low-Energy Fridays: Will high oil prices induce a shift to clean energy?
Philip Rossetti
April 9, 2026
Analysis, Newsletters, Real Solutions Energy and Environment, Fossil Fuels, Low-Energy Fridays
Low-Energy Fridays: Is it possible to “take” Iran’s oil?
Philip Rossetti
April 3, 2026
Newsletters, Real Solutions Energy and Environment, Federal Government Affairs, Finance and Trade, Fossil Fuels, Low-Energy Fridays, Trade
Low-Energy Fridays: How could oil markets look after a peace deal with Iran?
Philip Rossetti
March 27, 2026
Newsletters, Real Solutions Energy and Environment, Federal Government Affairs, Finance and Trade, Fossil Fuels, Low-Energy Fridays, Trade
Low-Energy Fridays: Would banning energy exports lower oil prices?
Philip Rossetti
March 20, 2026
Newsletters, Real Solutions Energy and Environment, Federal Government Affairs, Finance and Trade, Fossil Fuels, Low-Energy Fridays, Trade
Low-Energy Fridays: How will conflict in the Middle East affect gas prices?
Philip Rossetti
March 13, 2026
Newsletters, Real Solutions Energy and Environment, Federal Government Affairs, Finance and Trade, Low-Energy Fridays, Trade
Low-Energy Fridays: Conflict in Iran raises energy prices, but how should that inform policy?
Philip Rossetti
March 6, 2026
Newsletters, Real Solutions Clean Energy, Energy and Environment, Energy Subsidies, Low-Energy Fridays
Low-Energy Fridays: President Trump isn’t the only barrier to new wind power projects
Josiah Neeley
Feb 27, 2026
Safer Solutions: Every two weeks we discuss a complicated harm reduction topic straight-forward terms and highlight policy solutions.
Chelsea Boyd (cboyd@rstreet.org) and Jessica Shortall (jshortall@rstreet.org) are the lead authors of this Safer Solutionsāa newsletter highlighting real policy approaches to harm reduction. Please reach out if you have comments or suggestions for future topics we can cover.
Safer Solutions
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Analysis, Newsletters Behavioral Health, Harm Reduction, Healthier Communities, Safer Solutions, Substance Regulation, Tobacco Harm Reduction
Safer Solutions: Smoking Hits an All-Time Low—But Not for Everyone
Chelsea Boyd, Jessica Shortall
April 29, 2026
Newsletters Behavioral Health, Federal Government Affairs, Harm Reduction, Healthier Communities, Opioid Harm Reduction, Safer Solutions, Substance Regulation, Tobacco Harm Reduction
Safer Solutions: The Challenges of Regulating Chemical Analogs
Chelsea Boyd, Jessica Shortall
April 15, 2026
Newsletters Behavioral Health, Federal Government Affairs, Harm Reduction, Healthier Communities, Opioid Harm Reduction, Safer Solutions
Safer Solutions: Extreme Weather Events Highlight Market Failures in Methadone Access
Jessica Shortall, Chelsea Boyd
April 1, 2026
Newsletters Cannabis, Federal Government Affairs, Healthier Communities, Safer Solutions, State Policy, Substance Regulation
Safer Solutions: The Perils of Regulatory Lag
Chelsea Boyd, Jessica Shortall
March 18, 2026
Newsletters, Real Solutions Behavioral Health, Harm Reduction, Healthier Communities, Safer Solutions, Substance Regulation, Tobacco Harm Reduction
Safer Solutions: Goldilocks Regulation – Getting Substance Regulation āJust Rightā
Jessica Shortall, Chelsea Boyd
March 4, 2026
Newsletters Behavioral Health, Harm Reduction, Healthier Communities, Opioid Harm Reduction, Safer Solutions
Safer Solutions: What happens when a person misses a methadone dose?
Jessica Shortall, Chelsea Boyd
Feb 18, 2026
Newsletters Behavioral Health, Cannabis, Harm Reduction, Healthier Communities, Opioid Harm Reduction, Psychedelics, Safer Solutions, Substance Regulation
Safer Solutions: How Designating Substances as Schedule I Harms Research
Chelsea Boyd, Jessica Shortall
Feb 4, 2026
Newsletters Behavioral Health, Harm Reduction, Healthier Communities, Opioid Harm Reduction, Safer Solutions, Substance Regulation, Tobacco Harm Reduction
Safer Solutions: Natural vs. Synthetic Substances Part II—Regulation Improves Safety
Chelsea Boyd, Jessica Shortall
Jan 21, 2026
Newsletters Behavioral Health, Harm Reduction, Healthier Communities, Opioid Harm Reduction, Safer Solutions, Substance Regulation, Tobacco Harm Reduction
Safer Solutions: Natural vs. Synthetic Substances Part I—Are Synthetic Substances Inherently Bad?
Chelsea Boyd, Jessica Shortall
Jan 7, 2026
Newsletters Behavioral Health, Federal Government Affairs, Harm Reduction, Healthier Communities, Opioid Harm Reduction, Safer Solutions
Safer Solutions: What does competition have to do with methadone access?
Jessica Shortall, Chelsea Boyd
Dec 12, 2025
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Low-Energy Fridays: How to Survive the Great Helium Shortage of 2026
Josiah Neeley
April 30, 2026
Analysis, Newsletters Behavioral Health, Harm Reduction, Healthier Communities, Safer Solutions, Substance Regulation, Tobacco Harm Reduction
Safer Solutions: Smoking Hits an All-Time Low—But Not for Everyone
Chelsea Boyd, Jessica Shortall
April 29, 2026
Newsletters, Real Solutions Electricity Policy, Energy and Environment, Energy Regulatory Reform, Federal Government Affairs, Low-Energy Fridays
Low-Energy Fridays: The Transformer Shortage Has a Washington Backstory
Michael Giberson
April 24, 2026
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Sighting New Milestones; Always Improving
Jeff Vanderslice
April 21, 2026
Newsletters, Real Solutions Clean Energy, Energy and Environment, Federal Government Affairs, General Emerging Technologies, Low-Energy Fridays, Renewables, Technology and Innovation
Low-Energy Fridays: Is space exploration good for energy innovation?
Philip Rossetti
April 17, 2026
Newsletters Behavioral Health, Federal Government Affairs, Harm Reduction, Healthier Communities, Opioid Harm Reduction, Safer Solutions, Substance Regulation, Tobacco Harm Reduction
Safer Solutions: The Challenges of Regulating Chemical Analogs
Chelsea Boyd, Jessica Shortall
April 15, 2026
Newsletters, Real Solutions Clean Energy, Coal, Energy and Environment, Fossil Fuels, Low-Energy Fridays, Renewables
Low-Energy Fridays: Will high oil prices induce a shift to clean energy?
Philip Rossetti
April 9, 2026
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Real Insights: Lessons from 20 Years of Peacebuilding
Erica Schoder
April 7, 2026
































