Averting Climate Change: Lessons from the New Deal

If you’ve been following the news about COVID, you’ll know that – after ongoing pressure – Trump leveraged the Defense Production Act (albeit not very well) to secure medical equipment during the pandemic, and Biden is considering doing so to speed vaccine production and distribution (he definitely should).

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Federal response to LA protests: Crisis Response or Constitutional Overstep?

Logan Seacrest, Jillian Snider June 10, 2025

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America’s “Other” GSE Problem: The Federal Home Loan Banks, Part I

Nicholas Thielman June 9, 2025

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Et tu, DOGE and Elon Musk?

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Adam Thierer June 6, 2025 Forbes

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Adam Thierer June 6, 2025 House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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Report warns of agentic AI cyber risks

Haiman Wong June 6, 2025 Route Fifty

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

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Adam Thierer June 6, 2025 MLex

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Return to Reagan era, except Trump is a 1980s Democrat

Steven Greenhut June 6, 2025 The Orange County Register