Publications
It has been a bumpy road for the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act, but two major roadblocks to passage of the cannabis banking legislation appear to be lifting.
In the House of…
Last week, the United States Postal Service (USPS) and its regulators were left scrambling after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit struck down 2019’s stamp rate increase. The court…
The deteriorating financial condition of the United States Postal Service has restarted discussions about how to restore the agency’s long-term solvency. While various solutions have been proposed,…
After much unnecessary saber rattling by the Trump administration, U.S. trade negotiators were able to reach a flawed, but still workable, agreement to modernize the North American Free Trade…
The important parts of the Treasury’s new paper on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac reform are not the legislative recommendations, since legislation is not going to happen. They are the administrative…
The United States has one of the highest unintended pregnancy rates in the world, along with some of the most restrictive contraceptive access laws. Its rates of unintended pregnancy are 16 percent…
Election hackers are paying attention to the security vulnerabilities in American territories, so why aren’t we? Russians targeted one just last cycle—American Samoa. During the 2016 presidential…
The Supreme Court is not set to hear arguments until October, but political controversy surrounding the Court has already hit midseason form.
This month, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., filed an…
For staffers who want to get savvy this summer
Is August recess starting to drag on? Looking for some new items to add to your reading list? Here’s R Street’s quick-hit list of background…
Sky-high rents in major cities have awoken many to the problem of inefficient land use driven by restrictive zoning rules that are supported by those who say “not in my backyard” (NIMBY) to…