R Street Responds

The R Street Responds series provides scholarly reviews of recently published studies, articles, policy-related proposals or critiques of our authors’ work.

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R Street Responds Electricity Policy, Energy and Environment, Federal Government Affairs, FERC

R Street Responds: DATA Whitepaper Unhelpful in Discerning Causes of Transmission Development Delays

Kent Chandler March 28, 2025

R Street Responds Electricity Policy, Energy and Environment, Federal Government Affairs, FERC

R Street Responds: Aii Report Does Not Rebuke the Merits of Electric Transmission Competition

Devin Hartman, Kent Chandler Aug 26, 2024

R Street Responds Online Content Policy, Technology and Innovation

How Much Do Re-shares on Social Media Change Beliefs or Opinions?

Brent M. Eastwood Feb 8, 2024

R Street Responds Internet Governance, Technology and Innovation

The Need to Look Deeper and Investigate Big Tech Algorithms and How Users Consume Online Information

Brent M. Eastwood Jan 4, 2024

R Street Responds Online Content Policy, Technology and Innovation

Large language models can rate news outlet credibility

Brent M. Eastwood Aug 21, 2023

R Street Responds Harm Reduction, Opioid Harm Reduction

Study Claiming SSPs Increase Overdoses Overlooks Nuances of Real-World Drug Environments

Stacey McKenna Jan 5, 2023

R Street Responds Harm Reduction, Tobacco Harm Reduction

E-cigarettes are at least as safe and effective as nicotine replacement therapy for pregnant smokers looking to quit

Stacey McKenna July 6, 2022

R Street Responds Harm Reduction

Buprenorphine access barriers persist in rural communities, but creative solutions overcome supply, cost and stigma

Stacey McKenna Oct 27, 2021

R Street Responds Cannabis Harm Reduction, Harm Reduction

A higher ratio of CBD to THC may reduce unpleasant cannabis side effects without undermining desired ones

Stacey McKenna Sept 29, 2021

R Street Responds Alternatives to Arrest, Bail System Changes, Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Expanding Diversion, Federal Government Affairs, Police Deflection, Policing, Pretrial, Probation, Prosecution, Reentry, Sentencing, Use of Force

Calling on President Biden: Now is the Time for a Prosecutorial Task Force

Christi M. Smith, Jillian Snider Aug 30, 2021